Philip L Fradkin

Biographic Data

ID978384
NAMEPhilip L Fradkin
GIVEN NAMESPhilip L
FAMILY NAMEFradkin
SIGNATUREFRADKIN P L
AFFILIATIONSCalifornia Department of Transportation
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1990
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
H-INDEX0

  • The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

    Philip L FradkinBOOKThe Great Earthquake and…2006

  • Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

    Philip L FradkinBOOKGreat Earthquake and Firestorms…2006

    The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Francisco’s Golden Gate “seemed to jump clear out of the water.” This gripping account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city’s subsequent reconstruction vividly shows how, after the shaking stopped, humans, not the forces of nature, nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of simple…

  • The Seven States of California: A Natural and Human History

    Gregory J King, GREGORY KING et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1998

    Journal Article The Seven States of California: A Natural and Human History. By Philip L. Fradkin. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. xxii, 474 pp. Paper, $14.95, ISBN 0-520-20942-7.) Get access Gregory King Gregory King California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 2, September 1998, Page 633, htt…

  • Wanderings of an Environmental Journalist: In Alaska and the American West

    Mark W T Harvey, Mark Harvey et al.ARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1994

    Journal Article Wanderings of an Environmental Journalist: In Alaska and the American West Get access Wanderings of an Environmental Journalist: In Alaska and the American West. By Fradkin Philip L.. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. xiii + 273 pp. Illustrations, maps. $24.95.) Mark W. T. Harvey Mark W. T. Harvey North Dakota State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Histor…

  • Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy

    Barton C Hacker, Philip L FradkinARTICLETechnology and Culture1990

  • Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy

    David P Robrock, Philip L FradkinARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1990

    Journal Article Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy Get access Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy. By Fradkin Philip L.. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1989. xiii + 300 pp. Maps, notes, index. $24.95.) David P. Robrock David P. Robrock University of Nevada, Las Vegas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 2, May 1990, Pages 222–223, https://doi.org/10.2307/…

  • Sagebrush Country: Land and the American West

    Floyd A O''Neil, Floyd A O'Neil et al.ARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1990

    Journal Article Sagebrush Country: Land and the American West Get access Sagebrush Country: Land and the American West. By Fradkin Philip L.. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. xviii + 296 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliography, index. $22.95.) Floyd A. O'Neil Floyd A. O'Neil University of Utah Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 3, August 1990, Pages 354–355, https:…