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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Writers' program (Etats-Unis)
Titre(s) : San Diego in the 1930s [Texte imprimé] : the WPA guide to America's finest city / Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration
Publication : Berkeley (Calif.) : University of California Press, copyright 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVIII-138 p.) : ill., maps ; 21 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 127-130. Index
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
Sujet(s) : San Diego (Calif., États-Unis) -- 1900-1945
Genre ou forme : Guides touristiques et de visite
Indice(s) Dewey : 979.402 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - Californie - 1769-1822
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0520275381. - ISBN 9780520275386 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45750942t
Notice n° :
FRBNF45750942
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