ISBN: 9780762738236

Beyond the Golden Gate and hills, the quirky and forward-thinking urban melting pot of characters, ideas, and ethnicities has blazed its path through history with an emperor, an earthquak… Altro …

Beyond the Golden Gate and hills, the quirky and forward-thinking urban melting pot of characters, ideas, and ethnicities has blazed its path through history with an emperor, an earthquake, and epiphanies of rebirth. From Gold Rush prospectors to Haight-Ashbury hippies, It Happened in San Francisco offers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the City by the Bay. Meet Scotsman Andrew Hallidie, whose cable-car technology made the city''s steep hills accessible. Discover how Alcatraz became the site of a two-year Native American occupation. And learn about the influential life of poet Allen Ginsberg, whose ""Howl"" expressed the attitudes, fears, and disillusionment of the Beat Generation. In an easy-to-read style that''s entertaining and informative, San Francisco-based author Maxine Cass recounts some of her city''s most captivating moments. | It Happened in San Francisco by Maxine Cass Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > History > North American History > United States > West P10103, Maxine Cass<

2006, ISBN: 0762738235

[EAN: 9780762738236], Neubuch, [PU: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Beyond the Golden Gate and hills, the quirky and forward-thinking urban meltin… Altro …

[EAN: 9780762738236], Neubuch, [PU: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Beyond the Golden Gate and hills, the quirky and forward-thinking urban melting pot of characters, ideas, and ethnicities has blazed its path through history with an emperor, an earthquake, and epiphanies of rebirth. From Gold Rush prospectors to Haight-Ashbury hippies, It Happened in San Francisco offers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the City by the Bay.Meet Scotsman Andrew Hallidie, whose cable-car technology made the city's steep hills accessible. Discover how Alcatraz became the site of a two-year Native American occupation. And learn about the influential life of poet Allen Ginsberg, whose "Howl" expressed the attitudes, fears, and disillusionment of the Beat Generation.In an easy-to-read style that's entertaining and informative, San Francisco-based author Maxine Cass recounts some of her city's most captivating moments., Books<

2006, ISBN: 0762738235

[EAN: 9780762738236], Neubuch, [PU: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Beyond the Golden Gate and hills, the quirky and forward-thinking urban meltin… Altro …

[EAN: 9780762738236], Neubuch, [PU: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Beyond the Golden Gate and hills, the quirky and forward-thinking urban melting pot of characters, ideas, and ethnicities has blazed its path through history with an emperor, an earthquake, and epiphanies of rebirth. From Gold Rush prospectors to Haight-Ashbury hippies, It Happened in San Francisco offers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the City by the Bay.Meet Scotsman Andrew Hallidie, whose cable-car technology made the city's steep hills accessible. Discover how Alcatraz became the site of a two-year Native American occupation. And learn about the influential life of poet Allen Ginsberg, whose "Howl" expressed the attitudes, fears, and disillusionment of the Beat Generation.In an easy-to-read style that's entertaining and informative, San Francisco-based author Maxine Cass recounts some of her city's most captivating moments., Books<