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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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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

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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

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