Making of Golden Gate Park: The Growing Years 1906 1950

History

Clary, Raymond H.

Americas

Don't Call It Frisco Pr

George R. Stewartâs classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nationâs peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewartâs intimate knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and delightful window on American history and social life. Names on the Land is a fascinating and fantastically detailed panorama of language in action. Stewart opens with the first European names in what would later be the United StatesâPonce de LeÃ³nâs flowery FlorÃda, CortÃ©sâs semi-mythical isle of California, and the red Rio Coloradoâbefore going on to explore New England, New Amsterdam, and New Sweden, the French and the Russian legacies, and the unlikely contributions of everybody from border ruffians to Boston Brahmins. These lively pages examine where and why Indian names were likely to be retained; nineteenth-century fads that gave rise to dozens of Troys and Athens and to suburban Parksides, Brookmonts, and Woodcrest Manors; and deep and enduring mysteries such as why âArkansasâ is Arkansaw, except of course when it isnât. Names on the Land will engage anyone who has ever wondered at the curious names scattered across the American map. Stewartâs answer is always a storyâone of the countless stories that lie behind the rich and strange diversity of the USA.

Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States

Stewart, George R.

One of San Francisco's little-known treasures is its more than 350 stairways. The author has combined dozens of her favorite stairways into 27 guided neighborhood walks. Each stairway walk contains a step-by-step route description that includes notes on historical background, architecture, and other points of interest. Accompanying every walk is an easy-to-follow map and a corresponding numbered outline, which includes information on taking public transportation to the beginning of the trip.

Stairway Walks in San Francisco

Travel

Bakalinsky, Adah

United States

Second edition. Discussion of the fights of Hemingway, Maugham, Dickens and others. 273 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. 8vo..

Fine Art of Literary Mayhem: A Lively Account of Famous Writers and Their Feuds

Land, Myrick

Arts & Photography

From its origins as the Spanish village of Yerba Buena ("good herb") to its present status as the cultural and commercial center of the West, San Francisco's heritage is reflected in its historic street names. Here's your key to unlocking the secrets of "Baghdad by the Bay's" colorful past.

Streets of San Francisco: The Origins of Street and Place Names

Loewenstein, Louis K.

A Short History of Chicago

Cromie, Robert

Ron Strickland's oral histories recover a part of the original Northwest character that is rapidly disappearing. In River Pigs and Cayuses, he gathers stories from old-timers in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Brimming with lively accounts both humorous and poignant, the book illuminates cadences and traditions that Strickland hopes will survive long after the storytellers are gone. Here a moonshiner, a fish pirate, a timber cruiser, a branding iron maker, a smoke jumper, a frontier bride, and twenty-five other fascinating individuals speak vividly, revealing their personal histories in their own words.Strickland introduces each story, providing information on the teller and placing the story in context. In telling their own stories, his subjects speak to the diversity of life and labor in the Northwest. A short glossary enhances the listening experience, as do Strickland's own photographs of the storytellers.In a new introduction, William Kittredge notes that Strickland's interviewees are most passionate when speaking of their survival in the work-a-day world, sustained both by their livelihoods and by the solace of companionship. What we hear echoing over and again in these voices, Kittredge writes, is pride, at having managed difficult lives, and having along the way earned independence, all the individuality they could manage, and an unapologetic sense of self.

River Pigs and Cayuses: Oral Histories from the Pacific Northwest

Strickland, Ron

Great Characters of New Orleans

Leavitt, Mel

Biographies & Memoirs

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