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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
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2012].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 268 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Security Public Library - COLORADO | CO 979.4 GRAYS | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Adventure and adventurers -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Arson -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 19th century.
Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.
Fire fighters -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Fires -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 19th century.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century.
Sawyer, Tom -- (Fictitious character)
Sawyer, Tom, -- 1832-1906.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Friends and associates.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Sources.
Arson -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 19th century.
Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.
Fire fighters -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Fires -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 19th century.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century.
Sawyer, Tom -- (Fictitious character)
Sawyer, Tom, -- 1832-1906.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Friends and associates.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Sources.
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2012].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Graysmith, R. (2012). Black fire: the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco (First edition.). Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Graysmith, Robert. 2012. Black Fire: The True Story of the Original Tom Sawyer--and of the Mysterious Fires That Baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Graysmith, Robert. Black Fire: The True Story of the Original Tom Sawyer--and of the Mysterious Fires That Baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco Crown Publishers, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Graysmith, Robert. Black Fire: The True Story of the Original Tom Sawyer--and of the Mysterious Fires That Baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco First edition., Crown Publishers, 2012.
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