Matthew J. Davenport served in the Army Reserve and is a member of the American Legion, the Western Front Association, and the Military Writers Society of America. A native of St. Louis and a former prosecutor, he practices law in North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and two sons.
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The true story of how a seismic shock sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm At 5:12 am on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately forty-eight seconds, shock waves... SEE MORE