[PDF] Chronicles Of Old San Francisco eBook

Author : Gael Chandler
Publisher : Museyon
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1938450736

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Discover one of the world's most unique and fascinating cities through 28 dramatic true stories spanning the colorful history of San Francisco. Author Gael Chandler takes readers through more than 250 years of American history with exciting essays on topics such as the city's origins to the founding of the Presidio of San Francisco and the Mission San Francisco de Asis to its modern role as the progressive and innovative heart of a nation. Along the way you'll meet characters like the city's foremother Juana Briones, Gold Rush entrepreneur Levi Strauss, confectioner Domenico Ghirardelli, gangster Al Capone, the rock legends of Haight-Ashbury, activist politician Harvey Milk, the pioneers of today's techno boom, and many others who changed the face of the city—plus lesser-known tales, like those of the children of Alcatraz and the story of John McLaren, the architect of Golden Gate Park. In addition, guided walking tours of San Francisco's historic neighborhoods by the bay and beyond, illustrated with color photographs and period maps, take readers to the places where history really happened.

Author : Irwin Will
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 2016-06-21
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ISBN : 9781318750368

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Author : Will Irwin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 31,92 MB
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780483275232

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Excerpt from The City That Was: A Requiem of Old San Francisco The climate of California is peculiar; it is hard to give an impression of it. In the region about San Francisco, all the forces of nature work on their own laws. There is no thunder and lightning; there is no snow, except a flurry once in five or six years; there are perhaps half a dozen nights in the winter when the thermometer drops low enough so that in the morning there is a little film of ice on exposed water Neither is there any hot weather. Yet most Easterners remaining in San Francisco for a few days remember that they were always chilly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : The San Francisco Chronicle
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781437030365

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Author : Leopold Ernest Wyneken
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,41 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
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ISBN : 9781017885576

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Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 2015-12-14
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ISBN : 9781348240044

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Author : James Roman
Publisher : Museyon
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,1 MB
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1938450760

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There's more to Los Angeles than lights, camera, action! From the city's early, devilish days populated by missionaries, robber barons, oil wells and orange groves, Chronicles of Old Los Angeles explains how the Wild West became the Left Coast. Learn how Alta California became the 31st state, and how ethnic waves built Los Angeles—from Native Americans to Spaniards, Latinos and Asians, followed by gangsters, surfers, architects and the Hollywood pioneers who brought fame to the City of the Angels. Then, discover the city yourself with six guided walking/driving tours of LA's historic neighborhoods, profusely illustrated with color photographs and period maps.