1906: A Novel By James Dalessandro
eBook Publication Date: January 22, 2013
Crossroad Press
eBook; 368 Pages
Genre : Historical Fiction/Mystery/Thriller
Every disaster has a backstory, none more thrilling than this one. Set during the great San Francisco earthquake and fire, this page-turning tale of political corruption, vendettas, romance, rescue—and murder—is based on recently uncovered facts that forever change our understanding of what really happened. Told by a feisty young reporter, Annalisa Passarelli, the novel paints a vivid picture of the Victorian-era city, from the mansions of Nob Hill to the underbelly of the Barbary Coast to the arrival of tenor Enrico Caruso and the Metropolitan Opera. Central to the story is the ongoing battle—fought even as the city burns—that pits incompetent and unscrupulous politicians against a coalition of honest police officers, newspaper editors, citizens, and a lone federal prosecutor.
With the appeal and texture of The Alienist, Carter Beats the Devil, and the novels of E. L. Doctrow, James Dalessandro weaves unforgettable characters and actual events into a compelling epic.
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Praise for 1906 By James Dalessandro
“…an imaginative and dense interplay between fact and fiction …of corruption, crime lords and the great San Francisco earthquake…” –Publisher’s Weekly
“Imagine ‘Gone with the Wind’ set against the backdrop of the great San Francisco Earthquake…it steals your breath away.” –Bookideas.com
“A Bold, Sweeping Novel…Richly Textured…Extraordinary.” –Vincent Bugliosi (author ‘Helter Skelter’)
“loaded with admirable historical detail and raptor civic corruption as murderous as the San Andreas Fault.” –Oakley Hall (author, the Ambrose Bierce mysteries)
“…will keep you at the edge of your seat.” –The New York Sun
“..action packed…exciting and vivid.” –Kirkus
“A riveting account of corruption, greed and murder…” –Dallas Morning News
About James Dalessandro
James Dalessandro was born in Cleveland Ohio, and educated at Ohio University and UCLA film school. In 1973 he founded the Santa Cruz Poetry Festival with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Ken Kesey, the nation’s largest literary event. He has written for Playboy, the Examiner newspapers, San Francisco magazine. He was writer of the House of Blues Radio Hour and created the nationally syndicated program “Rock On” with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek. He has published four books: Canary in a Coal Mine (poetry); Bohemian Heart (noir detective fiction); Citizen Jane (True Crime); and 1906: A Novel (Historical Fiction). He is award winning writer/director/producer of the documentary film THE DAMNEDEST, FINEST RUINS (PBS/KQED), and writer/producer of the Hallmark Movie “Citizen Jane,” based on his book. He is screenwriter of “1906” the upcoming Pixar/Warner Brothers live action film based on his novel of the same name. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Katie and best pal Giacomo Poochini.
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Sounds fascinating, especially since it is based in factual events. Thanks for the giveaway.
Many true incidents happened after the San Francisco Earthquake, that sound stranger than fiction. I read, that one photographer was without a camera and wanted to take some incredible photos of the aftermath. He went into a store, that sold cameras, but did not have enough money. The store owner said, that it didn’t matter, just take what he wanted since in an hour the encroaching fire, would burn everything up anyways!
An excellent non-fiction account of the earthquake is “A Crack in the Edge of the World America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906” by Simon Winchester.
This is such a fascinating time in history that I’ve seen several books about it or that took place during that time in history. I’m interested in reading more.