Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley, California (Images of America Series)
Book: Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley, California (Images of America Series) , by Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, Gerrye Wong, Lillian Gong-Guy, ISBN-10: 0738547778 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780738547770, Arcadia Pub, August 2007, Paperback
The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and the ability to...
West of the Creek: Murder, Mayhem, and Vice in Old San Antonio
Book: West of the Creek: Murder, Mayhem, and Vice in Old San Antonio , by David Bowser, ISBN-10: 1893271293 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9781893271296, Maverick Publishing Company, October 2003, Paperback
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Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past
Book: Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past , by Rand Richards, ISBN-10: 1879367033 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9781879367036, Heritage House Publishers, October 2001, Paperback
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Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin
Book: Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin , by Gray Brechin, ISBN-10: 0520250087 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780520250086, University of California Press, October 2006, Paperback
"A classic of urban history, environmental history, California history, and socially oriented architectural criticism, this work contains scholarship that is thrilling in its comprehensiveness. Never before have the inner dynamics of the regional civilization centered in San Francisco been so...
San Francisco Zoo, California (Postcards of America Series)
Book: San Francisco Zoo, California (Postcards of America Series) , by Katherine Girlich, ISBN-10: 073856916X ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780738569161, Arcadia Publishing SC, June 2009, Paperback
The San Francisco Zoo boasts a rich history. ...
San Juan: Memoir of a City
Book: San Juan: Memoir of a City , by Edgardo Rodriguez Julia, Peter Grandbois (Editor), Antonio Skarmeta, ISBN-10: 0299203743 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780299203740, University of Wisconsin Press, May 2007, Paperback
San Juan: Memoir of a City conducts readers through Puerto Rico's capital, guided by one of its most graceful and reflective writers, Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá. No mere sightseeing tour, this is culture through immersion, a circuit of San Juan's...
San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, California (Postcard Packets)
Book: San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, California (Postcard Packets) , by Katherine Powell Cohen, ISBN-10: 0738559954 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780738559957, Arcadia Publishing SC, December 2008, Other Format
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La Plata: Tri-Cultural Traditions in the Upper San Juan Basin
Book: La Plata: Tri-Cultural Traditions in the Upper San Juan Basin , by Frederic Wildfang, ISBN-10: 0738520500 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780738520506, Arcadia Publishing SC, March 2002, Paperback
Despite some of the darker aspects of the upper San Juan Basin, such as the Meeker Massacre, "Mexican Flats," and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan, the fact remains that Utes, Anglos, and Hispanics have co-existed peacefully...
San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars (Postcard Packets)
Book: San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars (Postcard Packets) , by Walter Rice, Emiliano Echeverria, Michael Dolgushkin, ISBN-10: 0738525553 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780738525556, Arcadia Publishing SC, September 2008, Other Format
San Francisco boasts a rich cable car history....
San Gorgonio Search and Rescue Team, California (Images of America Series)
Book: San Gorgonio Search and Rescue Team, California (Images of America Series) , by Bob Lehmann, Bob Blanck, ISBN-10: 0738555762 ISBN-13: ISBN13: 9780738555768, Arcadia Publishing SC, November 2007, Paperback
In February 1958, a tragic climbing accident occurred on Big Falls, in Forest Falls, California, resulting in the death of a 13-year-old boy. Rescue attempts were futile because there were no experienced personnel or climbing equipment available. As a result...
