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What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

Hoobler Dorothy; Hoobler Thomas

Grosset Dunlap Inc.,U.S.
2016
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In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake--one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than 500 city blocks were destroyed and over 200,000 people were left homeless. But the city quickly managed to rebuild, rising from the ashes to become the major tourist destination it is today. Here's an exciting recount of an incredible disaster.
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Remaking the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

Remaking the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

Karen Trapenberg Frick

Routledge
2015
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Winner of TransportiCA’s September Book Club Award 2018On 17 October 1989 one the largest earthquakes to occur in California since the San Francisco earthquake of April 1906 struck Northern California. Damage was extensive, none more so than the partial collapse of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge’s eastern span, a vital link used by hundreds of thousands of Californians every day.The bridge was closed for a month for repairs and then reopened to traffic. But what ensued over the next 25 years is the extraordinary story that Karen Trapenberg Frick tells here. It is a cautionary tale to which any governing authority embarking on a megaproject should pay heed.She describes the process by which the bridge was eventually replaced as an exercise in shadowboxing which pitted the combined talents and shortcomings, partnerships and jealousies, ingenuity and obtuseness, generosity and parsimony of the State’s and the region’s leading elected officials, engineers, architects and other members of the governing elites against a collectively imagined future catastrophe of unknown proportions. In so doing she highlights three key questions:If safety was the reason to replace the bridge, why did it take almost 25 years to do so?How did an original estimate of $250 million in 1995 soar to $6.5 billion by 2014?And why was such a complex design chosen?Her final chapter – part epilogue, part reflection – provides recommendations to improve megaproject delivery and design.
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader

The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader

The University of Michigan Press
2005
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader is a long-overdue collection of some of the finest political satires created and produced by the Tony Award-winning company during the last forty years. It is also a history of the company that was the theater of the counterculture movement in the 1960s and that, against all odds, has managed to survive the often hostile economic climate for the arts in the United States. The plays selected are diverse, representing some of the Troupe's finest shows, and the book's illustrations capture some of the Troupe's most memorable moments.These hilarious, edgy, and imaginative scripts are accompanied by insightful commentary by theater historian and critic Susan Vaneta Mason, who has been following the Troupe for more than three decades. The Mime Troupe Reader will engage and entertain a wide range of audiences, not only general readers but also those interested in the history of American social protest, the counterculture of the 1960s-particularly the San Francisco scene-and the evolution of contemporary political theater. It will also appeal to the legions of Troupe fans who return every year to see them stand up against another social or corporate Goliath.
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader

The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader

The University of Michigan Press
2005
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader is a long-overdue collection of some of the finest political satires created and produced by the Tony Award-winning company during the last forty years. It is also a history of the company that was the theater of the counterculture movement in the 1960s and that, against all odds, has managed to survive the often hostile economic climate for the arts in the United States. The plays selected are diverse, representing some of the Troupe's finest shows, and the book's illustrations capture some of the Troupe's most memorable moments. These hilarious, edgy, and imaginative scripts are accompanied by insightful commentary by theater historian and critic Susan Vaneta Mason, who has been following the Troupe for more than three decades. The Mime Troupe Reader will engage and entertain a wide range of audiences, not only general readers but also those interested in the history of American social protest, the counterculture of the 1960s-particularly the San Francisco scene-and the evolution of contemporary political theater. It will also appeal to the legions of Troupe fans who return every year to see them stand up against another social or corporate Goliath.
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Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region

Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region

Harold Gilliam

University of California Press
2002
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Possibly no comparable area on earth displays as many varieties of weather simultaneously as the San Francisco Bay Region. Harold Gilliam explains the atmospheric forces and geologic formations that come together in this region's unique confluence of wind, river, ocean, bay, and hills. The fully revised and updated edition of this best-selling book incorporates the latest scientific information - much of it gathered from satellite technology - that has greatly improved our understanding of the weather in the years since the book was first published. Writing in a delightfully engaging style, Gilliam provides the tools necessary for understanding the grand show of nature that takes place around the San Francisco Bay - from Napa Valley in the north to San Jose in the south. Using nontechnical language to define weather terms and the general principles needed to understand weather patterns, Gilliam explains such phenomena as the jet stream, the famous summer fog that pours over the Golden Gate Bridge, and the often dangerous winter tule fog. This edition also includes a discussion of the planetary influences that may cause long-term changes in the local climate: Gilliam explains the 'greenhouse effect' and what global warming could mean for the San Francisco Bay Area, looks at the local effects of the El Nino and La Nina phenomena, and considers the thinning of the ozone layer. This fascinating book, enhanced with informative maps, diagrams, and color illustrations, is liberally sprinkled with references to Bay Area neighborhoods and geographic features, giving the book a lively sense of local color.
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Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region

Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region

Doris Sloan

University of California Press
2006
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Why does a bit of ocean floor lie on top of Mt. Diablo? Why is Red Rock, that small, knobby island in San Francisco Bay, red? Why is Loma Prieta high? This book is for San Francisco Bay Area residents and visitors who want to explore the geologic world of this spectacular area, to learn about its shapes, colors, and rocky foundations. Doris Sloan illuminates the colorful geologic mosaic that surrounds San Francisco Bay and lucidly explains the complex and fascinating processes that have forged it over millions of years. In a lively and engaging style, Sloan describes forces such as the movement of tectonic plates, erosion, the waves on the coast, and human activity. She provides background information on the processes, time frame, and rocks that are the key to understanding the Bay Area landscape and geologic history, then turns to distinct regions of the Bay Area and to San Francisco Bay itself. * Superbly illustrated with 139 color photographs, 41 drawings, and 29 maps * Covers Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties * Gives clear, nontechnical explanations of complex topics including plate tectonics and the Bay Area's fault systems * Suggests locales in parks and open space preserves to view Bay Area geology in action
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Imperial San Francisco, With a New Preface

Imperial San Francisco, With a New Preface

Gray Brechin

University of California Press
2006
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First published in 1999, this celebrated history of San Francisco traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families - the Hearsts, de Youngs, Spreckelses, and others - who gained power through mining, ranching, water and energy, transportation, real estate, weapons, and the mass media. The story uncovered by Gray Brechin is one of greed and ambition on an epic scale. Brechin arrives at a new way of understanding urban history as he traces the connections between environment, economy, and technology and discovers links that led, ultimately, to the creation of the atomic bomb and the nuclear arms race. In a new preface, Brechin considers the vulnerability of cities in the post-9/11 twenty-first century.
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The San Francisco Tape Music Center

The San Francisco Tape Music Center

John Rockwell

University of California Press
2008
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This book tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. An integral part of the robust San Francisco 'scene', the San Francisco Tape Music Center developed new art forms through collaborations with Terry Riley, Steve Reich, David Tudor, Ken Dewey, Lee Breuer, the San Francisco Actor's Workshop, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the Ann Halprin Dancers' Workshop, Canyon Cinema, and others. Told through vivid personal accounts, interviews, and retrospective essays by leading scholars and artists, this work, capturing the heady experimental milieu of the sixties, is the first comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center.
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Natural History of San Francisco Bay

Natural History of San Francisco Bay

Ariel Rubissow Okamoto; Kathleen M. Wong

University of California Press
2011
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This complete primer on San Francisco Bay is a multifaceted exploration of an extraordinary, and remarkably resilient, body of water. Bustling with oil tankers, laced with pollutants, and crowded with forty-six cities, the bay is still home to healthy eelgrass beds, young Dungeness crabs and sharks, and millions of waterbirds. Written in an entertaining style for a wide audience, "Natural History of San Francisco Bay" delves into an array of topics including fish and wildlife, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration. More than sixty scientists, activists, and resource managers share their views and describe their work - tracing mercury through the aquatic ecosystem, finding ways to convert salt ponds back to tidal wetlands, anticipating the repercussions of climate change, and more. Fully illustrated and packed with stories, quotes, and facts, the guide also tells how San Francisco Bay sparked an environmental movement that now reaches across the country.
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Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region

Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region

Linda H. Beidleman; Eugene N. Kozloff

University of California Press
2014
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This is the definitive botanic guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the beautiful and diverse San Francisco Bay Region. For this extensively revised and redesigned third edition of Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region, the identification keys have been thoroughly updated to include 21 new families, 155 new species, and approximately 330 changes in the scientific names, ensuring that this popular book will continue to be the most comprehensive and authoritative identification guide to the region's native and introduced plants. * Easy-to-use keys describe more than 2,000 species of wild flowers, trees, shrubs, weeds, and ferns. * Hundreds of line drawings and color photographs support accurate identification. * Plants are identified by both common and scientific names, making this guide an essential resource for amateur naturalists, students, and professionals.
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The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880

The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880

R. A. Burchell

University of California Press
2022
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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.
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Boss Ruef's San Francisco

Boss Ruef's San Francisco

Walton Bean

University of California Press
2021
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Boss Ruef's San Francisco offers a riveting exploration of political corruption, labor politics, and reform in early 20th-century urban America, as told through the colorful and complex career of Abe Ruef. At the center of this meticulously researched narrative is Ruef's rise as a city boss, his opportunistic leadership of the Union Labor Party, and the subsequent scandals that brought both him and his party to disgrace. The book delves into Ruef's unique characteristics—his Jewish ancestry, intellectual brilliance, and legal acumen—and examines how his manipulation of labor politics in San Francisco reflected broader tensions between rapid urbanization, big business, and the fragility of democratic governance. This study also chronicles one of the most determined and revealing graft prosecutions in American history. Fueled by the collaboration of crusading editor Fremont Older, financier Rudolph Spreckels, and a team of notable figures including prosecutor Francis J. Heney, detective William J. Burns, and future California Governor Hiram W. Johnson, the investigation exposed the pervasive corruption linking business and politics. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s recovery from the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, Boss Ruef's San Francisco paints a vivid panorama of a city and era in transition, offering a compelling case study of urban bossism, reformist zeal, and the enduring challenges of political accountability. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1952.
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The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880

The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880

R. A. Burchell

University of California Press
2022
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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.
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Boss Ruef's San Francisco

Boss Ruef's San Francisco

Walton Bean

University of California Press
2021
sidottu
Boss Ruef's San Francisco offers a riveting exploration of political corruption, labor politics, and reform in early 20th-century urban America, as told through the colorful and complex career of Abe Ruef. At the center of this meticulously researched narrative is Ruef's rise as a city boss, his opportunistic leadership of the Union Labor Party, and the subsequent scandals that brought both him and his party to disgrace. The book delves into Ruef's unique characteristics—his Jewish ancestry, intellectual brilliance, and legal acumen—and examines how his manipulation of labor politics in San Francisco reflected broader tensions between rapid urbanization, big business, and the fragility of democratic governance. This study also chronicles one of the most determined and revealing graft prosecutions in American history. Fueled by the collaboration of crusading editor Fremont Older, financier Rudolph Spreckels, and a team of notable figures including prosecutor Francis J. Heney, detective William J. Burns, and future California Governor Hiram W. Johnson, the investigation exposed the pervasive corruption linking business and politics. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s recovery from the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, Boss Ruef's San Francisco paints a vivid panorama of a city and era in transition, offering a compelling case study of urban bossism, reformist zeal, and the enduring challenges of political accountability. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1952.
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The Love Poetry of Francisco de Quevedo

The Love Poetry of Francisco de Quevedo

Olivares Julian

Cambridge University Press
2009
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Francisco de Quevedo was known throughout seventeenth-century Europe as the author of two Spanish best-sellers, the picaresque novel El buscón, and the satirical Sueños. Thoroughly Baroque in style, the poems share many traits with the metaphysical poetry of Quevedo's English contemporaries. His poetry has been a major influence on modern Spanish and Latin American poets. This study of the poetry combines a stylistic analysis with a philosophical interpretation in the broad sense. It is thus an aesthetic and existential study and concentrates on the love sonnets of 'High Style'. The poet confronts the courtly tradition with experience, taking a stand against its ethical restrictions. By means of irony and conceptismo, the wit displayed in his poetic conceits, Quevedo attempts to solve the conflict between ideal love and sensual passion. Professor Olivares also shows that the thoughts and emotions evoked by the experience of love are inseparable from Quevedo's anguished world vision.
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The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century

The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century

Michael Davidson; Michael Davison

Cambridge University Press
1989
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Though the term "San Francisco Renaissance" is usually associated with the Beat movement, it was in reality a collage of different communities, often at odds with one another, whose agendas were social and political as much as aesthetic. These subcommunities provided important contexts for subsequent counterculture developments such as gay liberation, feminism, and the New Left long before those movements attracted widespread public attention. In his study of these various impulses Michael Davidson devotes chapters to central figures such as Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Duncan, William Everson, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and Jack Spicer. He also examines the important but largely neglected context of women writers in a period dominated by misogynistic views. His final chapter brings things up to date by looking at developments in the Bay Area since the death of Jack Spicer.
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The San Francisco Renaissance

The San Francisco Renaissance

Michael Davidson

Cambridge University Press
1991
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The San Francisco Renaissance is the first overview of this major American literary movement. Michael Davidson recounts its emergence during the postwar period in the San Francisco Bay area as defined by poets such as Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Duncan and William Everson, and then as it blossomed into the literary excitements associated with the Beat movement and with writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Individual chapters are devoted to major writers of the period and to their involvement with social and political change during the Cold War era. Davidson’s penultimate chapter deals with the largely neglected context of women writers during this period, and the final chapter deals with poetry since 1965.
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I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5): Volume 5

I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5): Volume 5

Lauren Tarshis

Scholastic Paperbacks
2012
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The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible.But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally -- and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?The I SURVIVED series continues with another thrilling story of a boy caught in one of history's most terrifying disasters
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