Fighting Fred Funston
Veterans on the March
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TV-Y7, 01-Jun-2017
Directed by Andrés Gallegos
On April 18th, 1906, San Francisco witnessed its most devastating natural disaster – an earthquake that initiated a city-wide fire. The commanding officer of the U.S. Army base at the Presidio, Fred Funston, gathered citizens to fight the fire, patrol the streets, and rebuild the city – all without authorization.
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