The Resource Black fire : the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco, written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith
Black fire : the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco, written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith
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The item Black fire : the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco, written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Charleston County Public Library.
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- Summary
- First biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer (a friend of Mark Twain during his brief tenure as a California newspaper reporter), told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 268 p.
- Contents
-
- 1. The man who burned down San Francisco: December 24, 1849-September 16, 1850
- Broderick and the Christmas Eve catastrophe
- Sawyer
- Sleep runners and flying houses
- Broderick's Rogues
- Rainbow rivers of gold & silver
- 2. The lightkeeper: September 17, 1850-June 22, 1851
- Tug of war
- The melting house
- The lodger
- The golden ring
- 3. Steaming with Twain & Sawyer: May 26, 1863-December 16, 1866
- Steamers
- The fire girl
- Let us build a city
- Isbn
- 9780307720566
- Label
- Black fire : the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco
- Title
- Black fire
- Title remainder
- the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco
- Statement of responsibility
- written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith
- Subject
-
- Arson -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 19th century
- Fire fighters -- California | San Francisco -- Biography
- Fires -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 19th century
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century
- Adventure and adventurers -- California | San Francisco -- Biography
- Sawyer, Tom, 1832-1906
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Friends and associates
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Sources
- Sawyer, Tom (Fictitious character)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- First biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer (a friend of Mark Twain during his brief tenure as a California newspaper reporter), told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Graysmith, Robert
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Sawyer, Tom
- Twain, Mark
- Twain, Mark
- Adventure and adventurers
- Fire fighters
- Fires
- Arson
- Sawyer, Tom (Fictitious character)
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Label
- Black fire : the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco, written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-268)
- Contents
- 1. The man who burned down San Francisco: December 24, 1849-September 16, 1850 -- Broderick and the Christmas Eve catastrophe -- Sawyer -- Sleep runners and flying houses -- Broderick's Rogues -- Rainbow rivers of gold & silver -- 2. The lightkeeper: September 17, 1850-June 22, 1851 -- Tug of war -- The melting house -- The lodger -- The golden ring -- 3. Steaming with Twain & Sawyer: May 26, 1863-December 16, 1866 -- Steamers -- The fire girl -- Let us build a city
- Control code
- ocn773278509
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 268 p.
- Isbn
- 9780307720566
- Lccn
- 2012000313
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)773278509
- Label
- Black fire : the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco, written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-268)
- Contents
- 1. The man who burned down San Francisco: December 24, 1849-September 16, 1850 -- Broderick and the Christmas Eve catastrophe -- Sawyer -- Sleep runners and flying houses -- Broderick's Rogues -- Rainbow rivers of gold & silver -- 2. The lightkeeper: September 17, 1850-June 22, 1851 -- Tug of war -- The melting house -- The lodger -- The golden ring -- 3. Steaming with Twain & Sawyer: May 26, 1863-December 16, 1866 -- Steamers -- The fire girl -- Let us build a city
- Control code
- ocn773278509
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 268 p.
- Isbn
- 9780307720566
- Lccn
- 2012000313
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)773278509
Subject
- Arson -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 19th century
- Fire fighters -- California | San Francisco -- Biography
- Fires -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 19th century
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century
- Adventure and adventurers -- California | San Francisco -- Biography
- Sawyer, Tom, 1832-1906
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Friends and associates
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Sources
- Sawyer, Tom (Fictitious character)
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