Seismic City: An Environmental History of San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake, Hardcover

Reducere. Did you know that the 1906 San Francisco earthquake is thought to be one of the deadliest earthquakes in history?In the early morning of April 18th...

Reducere. The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the pageTen-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only do...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of California, then keep reading...Three manuscripts in one book: History of California: A Captivat...

Reducere. The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page iLa versi n en espa ol de I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 19...

An Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome - Lukas Thommen

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 terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the pageTen-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only do...

The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page! Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only ...

Reducere. As the very first book of its kind, An Environmental History of Medieval Europe provides a highly original survey of medieval relations with the na...

Reducere. DescriptionWestern Oregon's Willamette Basin, once a vast wilderness, became a thriving community almost overnight. When Oregon territory was opene...

Reducere. The date is April 18, 1906. The city of San Francisco has just been rocked and shaken by a huge earthquake. Even worse, the quake causes huge fires...

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 ...

Reducere. A corrective to the contemporary idea that Buddhism has always been an environmentally friendly religionIn the current popular imagination, Buddhis...

The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas, and coal; various ores; major...

Reducere. How exactly has San Francisco's urban landscape changed in the hundred years since the earthquake and cataclysmic firestorms that destroyed three-q...

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. Contributor(s): Author: Mark FiegeForeword by: William CrononIn the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes t...

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...

Reducere. From the arrival of Henry Hudson's Half Moon in the estuarial waters of what would come to be called New York Harbor to the 2006 agreement that lai...

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...

The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his s...

DescriptionPresented here is the final and most coherent section of a sweeping classic work in environmental history, The Unending Frontier. The Wo...

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. In the nineteenth century, the colonial territories of California and Hawai'i underwent important cultural, economic, and ecological transformation...

The Earth has entered a new age--the Anthropocene--in which humans are the most powerful influence on global ecology. Since the mid-twentieth centu...

Reducere. How did the Civil War and the emancipation of four million slaves reconfigure the natural landscape in the South and the farming economy dependent ...

Reducere. From the outset, society in Japan has been shaped by its environmental context. The lush green mountainous archipelago of today supports a populati...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

Reducere. Supplying water to millions is not simply an engineering and logistical challenge. As David Soll shows in his finely observed history of the nation...

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

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...

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

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...

This book examines ecology and culture in the Carpathian Mountains, with a focus on Ukraine's Galician Hutsul region from 1848 to 1939.Publisher: L...