San Diego in the 1930s : the WPA Guide to America's Finest City /

San Diego in the 1930s offers a lively account of the city's culture, roadside attractions, and history-from the days of the Spanish missions to the pre-Second World War boom. The guide is revealing both in the opinions it embodies and in the juicy details it records-tidbits such as the bloodie...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Edición:[2013 ed.].
Temas:
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Travel.
San Diego (Calif.) > Description and travel.
San Diego (Calif.) > Guidebooks.
California > San Diego.
Guidebooks.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:San Diego in the 1930s offers a lively account of the city's culture, roadside attractions, and history-from the days of the Spanish missions to the pre-Second World War boom. The guide is revealing both in the opinions it embodies and in the juicy details it records-tidbits such as the bloodiest and most incompetently fought battle of the Mexican-American War, Emma Goldman's abruptly terminated speech to local Wobblies in 1912, and even a delightfully anachronistic way to beat a San Diego speeding ticket. Brimming with tours that can prove challenging to retrace, this book reminds us o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (160 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520954656
0520954653

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