Misfits, Merchants & Mayhem: Tales from San Francisco's Historic Waterfront, 1849-1934, Hardcover

Reducere. In the Gold Rush days, San Francisco city grew tenfold, where dreamers came to build a new world and ruthless men enjoyed their own money grab in a...

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

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...

The unique character of San Francisco's Chinatown is revealed in a historical map and fascinating photographs This colorful and celebratory time ca...

Reducere. The world's fair of 1915 celebrated both the completion of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of San Francisco following the devastating 1906 eart...

Reducere. San Francisco's Queen of Vice uncovers the story of one of the most skilled, high-priced, and corrupt abortion entrepreneurs in America. Even as Pr...

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

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 ...

While today's Telluride might bring to mind a hot tourist spot and upscale ski resort, the earliest days of the town and surrounding San Miguel Cou...

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...

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

Reducere. From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the grave misfortune"? of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, thes...

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

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. DescriptionOn June 29, 1776, Fr. Francisco Palou dedicated the first site of Mission San Francisco de Asis on the shores of Dolores Lagoon. At the ...

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...

Abolitionists, rebels and innovators have all tracked across the pages of Washington County history. Their stories and more were chronicled by belo...

Reducere. Contagious Divides charts the dynamic transformation of representations of Chinese immigrants from medical menace in the nineteenth century to mode...

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...

DescriptionWhat do Louisa May Alcott and Henry David Thoreau have in common with the inventors of barbed wire, margarine and the washing machine? T...

Reducere. Guilty as charged. If reading true crime is a guilty pleasure, this collection of stunning heists and unspeakable murders from the front pages of h...

Reducere. From the brilliant mind of Michaela Coel, creator and star of I May Destroy You and Chewing Gum, comes a passionate and inspired declaration agains...

Reducere. The Zodiac Killer may have been San Francisco's most notorious serial killer, but another equally cruel killer was also stalking the streets at the...

Reducere. DescriptionRichmond, Virginia s beautiful capital on the James River, has seen more than its fair share of history. Although it is probably best kn...

Reducere. The geographic center of Colorado, Park County has long served as a recreational area for Denver and Colorado Springs residents looking to get away...

Reducere. Richard Dillon, one of California's premier historians, tells the compelling story of San Francisco's exotic pre-1906 Chinatown when vicious hoodlu...

Reducere. After years abroad, Jasper Wainwright returns to Beaufort, South Carolina, home of his unruly youth. Slavery and Sea Island cotton have made this s...

Reducere. Murder & Mayhem in Houston: Historic Bayou City Crime, Hardcover

Reducere. Federica Francesconi writes the history of the Jewish merchants who lived and prospered in the northern Italian city of Modena, capital city of the...

Reducere. Boston's history is checkered with violence and heinous crimes. In 1845, a woman lured into prostitution was murdered at the hands of her jealous l...

Reducere. Get to Know the Famous Louisiana City's Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods From Lakeview and Mid-City to the Saenger Theatre and the Mercedes-Benz ...

Reducere. "Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house..." So begins the immortal lines that begin one of America's most famous poems adding m...

Newcastle's colourful and sometimes dramatic history is brought to life in this series of varied tales spanning several hundred years. Including so...

Reducere. Buddhist temples in Southeast Asia are centers for the preservation of local artistic traditions. Chief among these are manuscripts, a vital source...

Reducere. DescriptionThis powerful prayer book is designed for lay people worldwide. It offers immediate gratification and healing results for readers as the...

Reducere. Cigar City: Tales From a 1980s Creative Ghetto, is a collection of linked short stories about the young artists, writers, poets, musicians and acto...

Reducere. This New England community has made national headlines for the notorious Sacco and Vanzetti trial; it has hosted Presidents Washington, Jackson and...

Reducere. San Jose is the "Capital of the Silicon Valley, " the high-rise, economic engine of advanced technology. Yet it was once a verdant valley, inhabite...

Publisher: Lammas PublishingNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 30Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecu...

Reducere. The 1950s, 60s, and 70s were defining moments in our nation's history, and San Francisco was at the forefront of the avant-garde artistic, intellec...

Reducere. Everyone loves a good villain! From the back pages of history, vivid, entertaining portraits of little-known scoundrels whose misdeeds range from t...