Format:
Online-Ressource (295 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780520273207
Content:
San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban settlements in the American West. Focusing on human inhabitation of the Bay since Ohlone times, Down By The Bay reveals the ongoing role of nature in shaping that history. From birds to oyster pirates, from gold miners to farmers, from salt ponds to ports, this is the first history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta as both a human and natural landscape. It offers invaluable context for current discussions over the best management and use of
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Layers of History; 1. Rising Tide; 2. Ghost Tidelands; 3. Reclaiming the Delta; 4. An Edible Bay; 5. From Real Estate to Refuge; Conclusion: Rising Tides?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520951488
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520273207
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Down by the Bay : San Francisco's History Between the Tides
Language:
English
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