| It Happened in San Francisco Contributor(s): Cass, Maxine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762738235 ISBN-13: 9780762738236 Publisher: Two Dot Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 Annotation: 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 writer Maxine Cass recounts some of her city's most captivating moments. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 979.461 |
| LCCN: 2005023243 |
| Series: It Happened in |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.94" W x 9" (0.57 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Locality - San Francisco, California - Cultural Region - Northern California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |