Remembering San Francisco in the 50s, 60s, and 70s

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, intellectual, and cultural movements of the time. The city gave rise to the most significant countercultural revolutions of the century, including the Beatniks of the 1950s, the hippies in the 1960s, and the gay rights movement in the 1970s. With a selection of fine historic images from her bestselling book Historic Photos of San Francisco in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Rebecca Schall captures in this companion volume, Remembering San Francisco in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, the revolutionary and tumultuous spirit of these historic times in stunning black-and-white photography.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
The 1950s: The San Francisco Renaissance, Postwar Prosperity, Nuclear Anxiety, and the Beat Generation
The 1960s: Protests, Hippies, and Civil Rights
The 1970s: Continued Protests, a Divided Country, and Conclusion of Vietnam War
Notes on the Photographs

Summary

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, intellectual, and cultural movements of the time. The city gave rise to the most significant countercultural revolutions of the century, including the Beatniks of the 1950s, the hippies in the 1960s, and the gay rights movement in the 1970s. With a selection of fine historic images from her bestselling book Historic Photos of San Francisco in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Rebecca Schall captures in this companion volume, Remembering San Francisco in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, the revolutionary and tumultuous spirit of these historic times in stunning black-and-white photography.

Additional text

“Full of rich, well-researched historical facts and anecdotes.” —SF Richmond Review, about Historic Photos of San Francisco
“A must-have book for any Paris lover.” —Cassoulet Cafe, about Historic Photos of Paris

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Schall
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.2012
• EAN: 9781596527225
• ISBN: 978-1-59652-722-5
• No. of pages: 134
• Dimensions: 279 mm x 215 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 625 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Remembering
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, Photography & photographs, TRAVEL / Pictorials, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, TRAVEL / United States / General, TRAVEL / United States / West / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Photography and photographs, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states