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Author: Robert Skip Sandberg
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780983049401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of photographs of the steps, lanes, and paths of Mill Valley, California. The book includes short descriptions and reflections, as well as an account of city policy regarding the restoration and maintenance of these steps, lanes, and paths.
Author: Joyce Kleiner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467101281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the 1800s, Mill Valley has attracted spirited freethinkers, entrepreneurs, nature lovers, rabble-rousers, and more than a few rock stars. Early Mill Valley booster Sidney Cushing encouraged tourism with a train up Mount Tamalpais called "the Crookedest Railroad in the World." Laura White, more concerned with protecting Mill Valley's natural beauty than attracting more people, brought the town its "Outdoor Art Club" and a tradition of conservationism. Vera Schultz broke the glass ceiling of local politics in 1946, and in 1973, 10-year-old Jenny Fulle's letter to President Nixon changed the future of America's female athletes. When an elementary school teacher named Rita Abrams wrote a song about why she loved Mill Valley, it became a national hit; so did a song about the heart of rock and roll, written by local boy Huey Lewis, who had attended that same school. The stories of Mill Valley's legendary locals--whether from 1890 or 1980--are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes inspiring, often humorous, and always fascinating.
Author: Mill Valley (Calif.)
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 604
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Automobile Association (Great Britain)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780393058819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalks of 2 to 10 miles in every corner of Britain.
Author: Automobile Association (Great Britain)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780393323504
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperience the abundant history of Britain firsthand with this scenic, thorough, and altogether superlative guide.
Author: David Ryan
Publisher:
Published: 2010-03-01
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ISBN-13: 9780977696819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Adah Bakalinsky
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2011-04
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 1459619005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco's 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods, and veteran guide Adah Bakalinsky loves them all. Her updated Stairway Walks in San Francisco explores well-known and clandestine corridors from Lands End to Bernal Heights while sharing captivating architectural, historical, pop culture, and horticultural notes along the way. This revised and expanded edition has been thoroughly updated and includes two additional walks, new maps, and new color photographs. The two new walks presented are: The Blue Greenway Walking, a new history, which follows the Embarcadero and weaves along the present day contour of the Bay into the future parklands and new neighborhood of San Francisco; and Jazz Takes A Walk in the Sunnyside neighborhood where the undulating geology of San Francisco invites one to hear the dance in the walk. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the City's 600-plus public stairways. Long-term residents and tourists alike have used the book for over 25 years to adventurously uncover San Francisco's unexpected details.
Author: Stephen Altschuler
Publisher: Western Tanager
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780934136488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph Howard Tyson
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2005-10-17
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0595799620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUntil 1997, author Joseph Howard Tyson did not know that he descended from Germantown's original settlers. This realization deepened his concern for Philadelphia and his appreciation of William Penn's legacy. During the past eight years, he has tried to view the city through Penn's eyes. Penn's Luminous City is Tyson's record of that journey. A devout Quaker, William Penn believed that God's power would manifest more powerfully in a "City of Light." He chose the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers as the site for his Holy Experiment: an ideal society with a model capital city, governed by an assembly, and dedicated to religious toleration. He chose the name Philadelphia, City of Brotherly Love, after the devoutly Christian Asia Minor town mentioned by Scripture. Penn regarded the blighted areas as products of human vice. However, Tyson believes that genuine urban renewal requires spiritual regeneration. Positive actions such as slum clearance, creek cleanup, Philadelphia's reconnection with the trail system, and school reformations manifest the healing actions of the "Light." The expansion of Philadelphia's green infrastructure would not only spur redevelopment but improve the city's spiritual condition. Through Penn's Luminous City, Tyson conveys Penn's prophetic vision that still inspires citizens to make the city a better place.
