Author: Tricia Brown
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0811820122
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A tour guide to the landmarks and interesting sights of San Francisco.
City by the Bay
Author: Tricia Brown
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0811820122
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A tour guide to the landmarks and interesting sights of San Francisco.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0811820122
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A tour guide to the landmarks and interesting sights of San Francisco.
The Bay at Midnight
Author: Diane Chamberlain
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426836880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Her family's cottage on the New Jersey shore was a place of freedom and innocence for Julie Bauer—until her seventeen-year-old sister, Isabel, was murdered. It's been more than forty years since that August night, but Julie's memories of her sister's death still shape her world. Now someone from her past is raising questions about what really happened that night. About Julie's own complicity. About a devastating secret her mother kept from them all. About the person who went to prison for Izzy's murder—and the person who didn't. Faced with questions and armed with few answers, Julie must gather the courage to revisit her past and untangle the complex emotions that led to one unspeakable act of violence on the bay at midnight.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426836880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Her family's cottage on the New Jersey shore was a place of freedom and innocence for Julie Bauer—until her seventeen-year-old sister, Isabel, was murdered. It's been more than forty years since that August night, but Julie's memories of her sister's death still shape her world. Now someone from her past is raising questions about what really happened that night. About Julie's own complicity. About a devastating secret her mother kept from them all. About the person who went to prison for Izzy's murder—and the person who didn't. Faced with questions and armed with few answers, Julie must gather the courage to revisit her past and untangle the complex emotions that led to one unspeakable act of violence on the bay at midnight.
Down by the Bay
Author: Matthew Booker
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520355563
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
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 the Bay in the face of sea level rise.
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520355563
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
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 the Bay in the face of sea level rise.
Boats on the Bay
Author: Jeanne Walker Harvey
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A KidLitTV recommended book! A large-format picture book about a bunch of boats found on a busy bay, buoyed by simple, spare, and lyrical text. Inspired by the San Francisco Bay but with universal appeal, the book features a spectacular double-spread gatefold finale showing a boat parade and fireworks glowing against a city backdrop.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A KidLitTV recommended book! A large-format picture book about a bunch of boats found on a busy bay, buoyed by simple, spare, and lyrical text. Inspired by the San Francisco Bay but with universal appeal, the book features a spectacular double-spread gatefold finale showing a boat parade and fireworks glowing against a city backdrop.
Tattoo's Tale: All in a Day in Woolooware Bay
Author: Rachel Alexandra
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1528971361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Tattoo is a real life Russian Blue female feline who lives full-time with the author aboard their 44ft sailing vessel moored in Woolooware Bay, NSW, Australia. For over six years, this courageous crew of two have learned to adapt to a totally new way of life, becoming one with their environment, learning to love and respect the sea with all the joys and perils it brings. They are governed by the wind as their lives literally come in and out on it and on the tides. This writing gives a unique insight into a life lived in the sea as seen through the eyes of Tattoo, one very special ship’s cat.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1528971361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Tattoo is a real life Russian Blue female feline who lives full-time with the author aboard their 44ft sailing vessel moored in Woolooware Bay, NSW, Australia. For over six years, this courageous crew of two have learned to adapt to a totally new way of life, becoming one with their environment, learning to love and respect the sea with all the joys and perils it brings. They are governed by the wind as their lives literally come in and out on it and on the tides. This writing gives a unique insight into a life lived in the sea as seen through the eyes of Tattoo, one very special ship’s cat.
Mid-century by the Bay
Author: Heather M.. David
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615316567
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
" The San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950's and 1960's was a magical place. The war had ended and the country was in the midst of an economic boom. There was widespread optimisim about the future and the Bay Are shared this enthusiasm. Explosions in industry and population, two trends that further enriched a thriving local economy, characterized the region. ... is a celebration of some of the places that made the San Francisco Bay Area a special region in which to live, work, and play in the years following World War II. From the Bay Area's post-war suburbs, with their modern ranch homes, schools and shopping centers, to its futuristic commerical architecture and once numerous roadside attractions..... -- from Inside Cover flap.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615316567
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
" The San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950's and 1960's was a magical place. The war had ended and the country was in the midst of an economic boom. There was widespread optimisim about the future and the Bay Are shared this enthusiasm. Explosions in industry and population, two trends that further enriched a thriving local economy, characterized the region. ... is a celebration of some of the places that made the San Francisco Bay Area a special region in which to live, work, and play in the years following World War II. From the Bay Area's post-war suburbs, with their modern ranch homes, schools and shopping centers, to its futuristic commerical architecture and once numerous roadside attractions..... -- from Inside Cover flap.
Hudson's bay; or, Every-day life in the wilds of North America
Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Author: George Francis Dow
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465588515
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465588515
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Hudson's Bay; or, Every-day life in the wilds of North America, etc
Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Hudson's Bay Or Every-day Life in the Wilds of North America During Six Year's Residence (...)
Author: R.M. Ballantyne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description