Down by the Bay: San Francisco's History Between the Tides, Paperback - Matthew Booker

Reducere. San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban...

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Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An achingly beautiful story of female friendship, betrayal, and a mysterious disappearance set in the changing landscape of San...

From the bestselling author of The House of Mondavi a riveting, revelatory history of the trafficking of young Asian girls that flourished in San F...

Roy Stokes explores the history of famous shipwrecks off the Irish Coast.

Set in Africa, the story of Kisiri, a sacred island holding terrible secrets from the past which impact on to the two teenagerss of the present, in...

Set in Africa, the story of Kisiri, a sacred island holding terrible secrets from the past which impact on to the two teenagerss of the present, in...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Portola has a long and unique history dating back to the late 1800s. Too often misidentified with neighboring districts, it has its ...

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Reducere. San Francisco's Chinatown--the oldest, largest, and most famous Chinese enclave outside of Asia--is more than a tourist attraction. Since its birth...

Reducere. At the turn of the 20th century, the Haight-Ashbury first gained prominence as the gateway to Golden Gate Park; six decades later, it would anchor ...

Reducere. Showcases the once-familiar sites that have faded into dim memories and hazy legends. Not just a list of places, facts, and dates, this title shows...

Every family has a secret: a dramatic family saga with a dark thread of suspense lurking at its heart.

Reducere. The transformation of San Francisco's Sunset District from a seemingly uninhabitable, windswept realm of sand dunes and shrub to a comfortable resi...

Reducere. Hemmed in by steep hills, Glen Park is defined by its quintessentially San Franciscan topography. Only 120 years ago this area, as well as neighbor...

Reducere. In all of North America there is no more perfect intersection of climate, culture, and colorful history than San Francisco - the culmination of Man...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: PuckIllustrator: Violet LemayFor young artists who've left their hearts in San Francisco, this book allows them to create, ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. When you're in West Portal and the adjacent Forest Hill and St. Francis Wood, it's hard to believe you're still in San Francisco. These quiet and p...

Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoAuthor(s): Kumja Paik KimIllustration(s): full-color illusNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2017Dim...

Reducere. DescriptionThe prestige of Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights has long fascinated and awed San Francisco residents and visitors. The westward exp...

Description"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice" - Will DurantThe Monterey Bay Region seems to have it all ...

Reducere. What was once home to the native tribe known as the Ohlone, and functioning as guardian of the San Francisco Bay under Spanish, Mexican, and Americ...

Reducere. North Beach and Telegraph Hill are among San Francisco's most charming and historic districts. In the early years, Mexican and Spanish settlements ...

DescriptionIn the same vein as his other two evocative love letters to cities, This Is Portland and This Is Shanghai, Alexander Barrett again plays...

Reducere. 1. Waiting On a Dream 2. Off the Wall 3. Xtina As I Knew Her 4. Angles 5. Hammer Blows 6. Fire Island (Phases) 7. Lost 8. Shouts 9. Stranded 10. To...

Reducere. When Meg Whitaker's father decides to sell the family's lobster-fishing business to her high school nemesis, she sets out to prove she should inher...

An entrancing book of exploration, marine life and natural wonders.

'OMG Katie Ginger has done it again!' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

A beautiful and evocative historical novel that takes the reader to the west coast of New Zealand, Scotland and Melbourne in the 1870sPublisher: Ho...

Reducere. A major new urban history of the design and development of postwar San FranciscoDesigning San Francisco is the untold story of the formative postwa...