Imperial San Francisco, with a New Preface

PLEASE NOTE: THIS TITLE CAN TAKE 3 WEEKS TO ARRIVE First published in 1999, this celebrated history of San Francisco traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families - the Hearsts, de Youngs, Spreckelses, and others - who gained power through mining, ranching, water and energy, transportation, real estate, weapons, and the mass media. The story uncovered by Gray Brechin is one of greed and ambition on an epic scale. Brechin arrives at a new way of understanding urban history as he traces the connections between environment, economy, and technology and discovers links that led, ultimately, to the creation of the atomic bomb and the nuclear arms race.

Author: Gray Brechin

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 3 October 2006

Pages: 437

ISBN: 9780520250086 Category: History Tags: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, California, History of the Americas, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

Imperial San Francisco, with a New Preface

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