Black fire : the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco

9780307720566 (hc)

1st ed

x, 268 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references

Dramatis Personae
Prologue
pt. 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 and Silver
pt. 2. The lightkeeper : September 17, 1850-June 22, 1851
Tug of War
The Melting House
The Lodger
The Golden Ring
pt. 3. Steaming with Twain and Sawyer : May 26, 1863-December 16, 1866
Steamers
The Fire Girl
Let Us Build a City

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