From her harrowing first patrol to the daring rescue of seventy-three prisoners of war and finally the celebration of her safe return home,Uss Pampanito: A Submarine and Her Crew tells the unique story of this World War II submarine. Blending historical data and personal interviews, the book offers an introduction to submarine history and technology as well as a dramatic account of the Pampanito's six war patrols.

USS Pampanito: A Submarine and Her Crew

History

Nolte, Carl

Military

San Francisco Maritime Nationa

The city's miraculous emergence from the devastating earthquake of 1906 unveils the fascinating people, history, and culture that have made the past 100 years in San Francisco an extraordinary American adventure. It's fitting that San Francisco's city seal features a phoenix; the city itself was reborn from the ashes of the Great Earthquake of 1906. Documenting 100 years since that spectacular rebirth, this lushly illustrated history reveals the soul of San Francisco. From the majesty of the Golden Gate Bridge to the back alleys of Chinatown, exclusive Nob Hill to the gritty sentinel of Alcatraz, the happenings, larger-than-life personalities and watershed events in the City by the Bay come bursting to life. Written and photographed by people who know it best, the book traces San Francisco's era of Flower Power, the music and sexual revolutions of the 1960s, Gay Liberation, and the city's emergence as a world-class center of social and technological innovation.

The San Francisco Century: A City Rises from the Ruins of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire

Americas

San Francisco Chronicle

Retells the history of the California gold rush, and describes the difficulties of the journey to California, living conditions in the goldfields, and how those closest to finding gold benefited the least from their discoveries.

Gold Fever: California's Gold Rush (American Icon Close-Up Guides)

Nolter, Carl

Odyssey Publications/ W.W. Norton & Co.

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