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 | San Francisco: A Pictorial Celebration
Author: Christopher J. Craig
Publisher: Penn Publishing Ltd.
Year: 2006
ISBN 1402723881
| List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $14.95
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Category: History / By Location / North America / California /
ArchitectureWeek Description
San Francisco: A Pictorial Celebration is an exploration of the city's scenic and man-made treasures, culturally diverse and distinctive neighborhoods, and landmarks tells the compelling story of San Francisco's Mexican origins, the gold rush, the devastating earthquakes, and the stunning rebirth. In addition to such well-known sites as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Presidio, Ghirardelli Square, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, and Haight-Ashbury this book also includes such landmarks as City Lights Bookstore; the hotels and mansions of the Golden Age; memorials, monuments, and religious structures; and oases of education and entertainment.
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