| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- 1. First Settlers -- 2. A Tale of Two Towns -- 3. Enter the Octopus -- 4. Urbanization -- 5. A Special Place -- 6. Boom and Bust -- 7. World War II Watershed -- 8. A Kind of Peace -- 9. The Heritage of the Sixties -- 10. Berkeley in an Age of Inequality -- Plates: Images from the Berkeley Public Library -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Summary |
"The Railroad Age, The Depression, World War II, The Atomic Age, The Sixties-these periods shaped and were in turn shaped by Berkeley, California-a city that has had a remarkable influence given its modest size. This concise book, the only up-to-date history of Berkeley, is a rich chronicle connecting the people, trends, and events that made the city to much larger themes in history. From the native builders of shellmounds to the blue-collar residents of Ocean View, the rise of the University of California, the World War II shipyards, and today's demographics and politics, it's all here in this fascinating account of the other beloved city by the bay. Along the way, we find the answers to many intriguing questions: Why is Adeline Street is so oddly aligned? How did Berkeley benefit from the 1906 earthquake that destroyed much of San Francisco? What differentiated Holy Hill from Nut Hill? Berkeley: A City in History offers a delightful sense of place to anyone who has lived in, worked in, or traveled through this unique city."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Berkeley (Calif.) -- History.
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Berkeley (Calif.) -- Social conditions.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) |
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Social conditions. |
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California -- Berkeley. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Berkeley Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008. 9780520253070 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2007022332 |
| ISBN |
9780520934252 ebook |
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0520934253 |
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9780520253070 cloth alkaline paper |
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0520253078 cloth alkaline paper |
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1282762346 |
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9781282762343 |
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9786612762345 |
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6612762349 |
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