Chris Carlsson

Hidden San Francisco (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes, and Radical Histories

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The history of San Francisco I've been waiting forSean Burns, writer and filmmaker

A dissenter's guidebookPeter Booth Wiley, publisher and author of The National Trust Guide to San Francisco

Scores of sparkling vignettesfrom Mission Rock to the Haight, Balmy Alley to Telegraph Hillilluminate the city with the torch of social criticism and the sharp lens of a local sageRichard Walker, author of Pictures of a Gone City

San Francisco is an iconic city. But beyond the picture postcards of the Golden Gate Bridge, the city's most interesting and radical history is waiting to be uncovered.

Hidden San Francisco is a guidebook like no other. Structured around the four major themes of ecology, labor, transit, and dissent, Chris Carlsson peels back the layers of the city's history to reveal a storied past: behind old walls and gleaming glass facades lurk former industries, secret music and poetry venues, forgotten terrorist bombings, and much more. Carlsson also delves into the Bay Area's long prehistory, examining the lives of its indigenous inhabitants before the 1849 Gold Rush changed everything.

This second edition includes new tours on the wild and natural parts of San Francisco that most tourists never visit, from Glen Canyon to Sutro Forest. There is also a new introduction examining the impact of the pandemic, as well as a mini-history of tech in the city, from the Gold Rush to AI.

Chris Carlsson is a San Francisco historian and award-winning tour guide. He directs Shaping San Franciscoan impressive archive of local history, and co-founded the urban cycling movement Critical Mass. He is the author of four books. He has lived in San Francisco since 1978.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745350912
• Artikelnr.: 72259489

Autorenporträt

Chris Carlsson is a San Francisco historian and award-winning tour guide. He directs 'Shaping San Francisco' - an impressive archive of local history, and co-founded the urban cycling movement Critical Mass in 1992. He is the author of four books, including novels and histories about the city. He has lived in San Francisco since 1978.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface1. Openers2. Turning Shorelines, Wetlands, Creeks, Sand and Hills into a City3. Whatever Happened to the 8-hour Day?4. Trails, Sails, Rails, and Wheels5. Dissenters and Demonstrations, Radicals and RepressionAppendices

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Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction to the Second Edition
1. Openers
2. Turning Shorelines, Wetlands, Creeks, Sand, and Hills into a City
3. Whatever Happened to the Eight-Hour Day?
4. Trails, Sails, Rails, and Wheels
5. Dissenters and Demonstrations, Radicals and Repression
Appendix
Shaping San Francisco Tour Itineraries [including new tour itineraries]
Bibliography
Index