Title:
Cool Gray City of Love : 49 Views of San Francisco / Gary Kamiya.
Author:
Kamiya, Gary.
Genre:
Publication Information:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
Call Number:
F869 .S33 K35 2013
Abstract:
A kaleidoscopic tribute to San Francisco by a life-long Bay Area resident and co-founder of "Salon" explores specific city sites including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Land's End sea cliffs while tying his visits to key historical events.
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Edition:
1st U.S. edition.
ISBN:
9781608199600
9781620401262
Physical Description:
xii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Contents:
The outer limits -- Adventures in the skin trade -- The Alcatraz triangle -- Stairway to Heaven -- The harbor at the end of the world -- The canyon -- The temple -- The long march -- The borrowed city -- The lost river -- Our lady of sorrows -- Maximum city -- Outside sands -- Pluto on the Pacific -- The chronicler -- The country in the city -- Huck's hideaway -- The dead city -- The bridge -- Californio dreaming -- The Puertozuela -- The lotus-eaters -- The last roll -- The farce -- A streetcar to subduction -- The delirium -- The balcony -- City limits -- The torch -- The park -- Hill of hate -- Happy trails -- The balloon -- The front door -- A tale of two earthquakes -- City beautiful -- Trying to find Chinatown -- Deserted cities of the heart -- Port of embarkation -- The end of the road -- The haunted house -- If you were a bird -- The greatest of these -- Rota Fortunae -- The sand castle -- Taking it to the streets -- Genius loci -- Dancing on the brink of the world -- Lands end.
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