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Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Pub
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0966005317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book has 41 different chapters on California's gold rush and development history. Read about The Lost Spanish Galleon, Pegleg Smith's Lost Gold Mine, Joaquin Murrieta, and railroad titans.
Author: Gary Kamiya
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2014-10-14
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1620401266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA kaleidoscopic tribute to San Francisco by a life-long Bay Area resident and co-founder of Salon explores specific city sites including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Land's End sea cliffs while tying his visits to key historical events. By the author of Shadow Knights. 30,000 first printing.
Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780974755113
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rand Richards
Publisher: Heritage House Publishers
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781879367036
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEighteen self-guided walking tours down city streets that will take you back in time, with colorful stories about the buildings along the way and the people associated with them. Brimming with insight and the odd fact, laced with humor and drama, this unique guidebook sheds new light on the history of one of America's renowned cities. Easy-to-follow maps, and dozens of historic photographs.
Author: Rj Parker
Publisher:
Published: 2019-05-03
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781987902556
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSan Francisco, a city founded in part by criminals, was once one of the most dangerous cities in America. Its Barbary coast was called "a unique criminal district that was the scene of more viciousness and depravity, but it possessed more glamour, than any other area on the American continent." "San Francisco Notorious" brings back the glamorous depravity and noir atmosphere that made it the premier location for murder thrillers like "The Maltese Falcon," "Vertigo," and "Zodiac." This book contains more than 20 compelling tales of serial killers, deadly women, con-men, masters of escape, and unsolved mysteries. San Franciscan criminals were as colorful as the city they inhabited. Take William Thoreson, a murderous millionaire who hid the nation's largest private armory in his Pacific Heights mansion. Then there's Isabella Martin, the murderous "Queen of Grudges" who tried to poison an entire town, or Ethan McNabb and Lloyd Sampsell, the "Yacht Bandits," who used a luxurious sloop as a getaway vehicle for their dozens of bank robberies. Most of these unusual cases are largely unknown and have never appeared in book form. Included are cases that are still mysteries today, including the mysterious tale of the Zodiac Killer, complete with a new analysis and a startling new theory on the murder.
Author: Kevin Evans
Publisher: Last Gasp
Published: 2019-06-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780867198775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA template for pranksters, artists, adventurers and anyone interested in rampant creativity, this is the history of the most influential underground cabal that has never been exposed by the mainstream media. Rising from the ashes of the mysterious and legendary Suicide Club, the Cacophony Society at its zenith hosted chapters in most major US cities and influenced much of what was once called the 'underground'. Packed with original art, never before published photographs, original documents and incredulous news stories this is an homage to the San Francisco group.
Author: John Hinson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2017-07-15
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 138710361X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough recorded human history is relatively small compared to the existence of earth, there are so many great stories that are consistently left out of the history books. John Hinson has spent countless hours researching and unearthing some of humanity's best and long lost stories. If you think present day is weird, you might find comfort in knowing it's always been weird.
Author: Joseph Cummins
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781426200311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooks at thirty key events that had a profound influence on the course of human history, from the assassination of William the Silent whose death may have triggered the 1588 launch of the Spanish Armada, to twelve anti-slavery activists who bucked the establishment to outlaw slavery in Britain.
Author: John V Pavlik
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-02-24
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1315530759
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe early eras of radio storytelling have entered and continue to enter the public domain in large quantities, offering unprecedented access to the Golden Age of Radio. Author and Professor John Pavlik mines the best this age of radio has to offer in Masterful Stories, an examination of the masterpieces of audio storytelling. This book provides a chronological history of the best of the best from radio’s Golden Age, outlining a core set of principles and techniques that made these radio plays enduring examples of storytelling. It suggests that, by using these techniques, stories can engage audiences emotionally and intellectually. Grounded in a historical and theoretical understanding of radio drama, this volume illuminates the foundational works that proceeded popular modern shows such as Radiolab, The Moth, and Serial. Masterful Stories will be a powerful resource in both media history courses and courses teaching audio storytelling for modern radio and other audio formats, such as podcasting. It will appeal to audio fans looking to learn about and understand the early days of radio drama.
Author: Dan Yashinsky
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780773509535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTales for an Unknown City is a vibrant selection of almost fifty stories from among the many told at One Thousand and One Friday Nights of Storytelling, a weekly open gathering in Toronto begun by Dan Yashinsky in 1978 and still going strong. There are tales from Canada and many other parts of the world; each followed by a brief word from the teller, giving us the flavour of the "Friday Nights."
