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Ansel Adams at 100
by John Szarkowski, 2001 $105.00 |
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| Grandly proportioned, linen-bound and graceful
as the images it conveys, Ansel Adams at 100 commemorates the birth of the famous native San
Franciscan photographer with 114 of Adams's rich, beloved images spanning his oeuvre, and some
delightful photos of the artist. | |
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Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
by Dan Kurzman, 2001 $25.00 (less discount) |
| "A profound and affecting documentary of San
Francisco's darkest hours." -- Booklist "Riveting . . . Kurzman brings history alive." -- San Francisco Chronicle | |
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Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930-1950 : Moguls, Mobsters
by Gerald Horne, 2001 $22.95 (less discount) |
| In this maelstrom of political, social and legal bitterness, noted historian Horne focuses on the great postwar CSU strike of 1945, which after a studio lockout escalated into a full fledged Cold War culture war, with rabid red-baiting, anti-Semitism and, eventually, violence between striking union workers and scabs, and extensive police brutality. Crafting a taut narrative in elegant prose, Horne is sympathetic
with the union's struggles, though his historical overview and blow-by-blow retelling of the strike and lockout never feels biased. | |
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Iconic LA, Stories of LA's Most Memorable Buildings
by Gloria K. Koenig, Frank Gehry, 2000 $29.95 (less discount) |
| The thirteen buildings of Iconic LA,
identifiable the world over, demonstrate the personality and power of Los Angeles as a major
metropolis. Their stories are the story of a city in progress, an urban biography that tells a
century's worth of history. Like a character in a movie, each of these buildings has played a
role in an unfolding human drama complete with intrigue, political struggle, tragedy, and
triumph. | |
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The Oregon Trail (Oxford World's Classics)
by Francis, Jr. Parkman, Bernard Rosenthal (Editor), 2000 $10.95 (less discount) |
| A reprint of the classic and loved
history book by Parkman. A must read for all. | |
