It Happened in San Francisco

Informationen zum Autor By Maxine Cass Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Thirty San Francisco stories tell the tales of what one U.S. president dubbed! The City That Knows How!

Product details

• Authors: Maxine Cass, Cass Maxine
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2006
• EAN: 9780762738236
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-3823-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: It Happened in; It Happened in Series; It Happened in; It Happened in Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; San Francisco, Allen Ginsberg, West, California, Beat Generation, Kidnapping, Golden Gate Bridge, Patty Hearst, Regional & national history, Howl, Pacific, Alcatraz, Cable-Car, History of the Americas, Native American, Gold Rush, Andrew Hallidie, demin jean, Haight-Ashbury hippies, prospectors