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The Left Coast

California on the Edge

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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The Left Coast

California on the Edge

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Philip L. Fradkin, one of California’s most acclaimed environmental historians, felt drawn to the coast as soon as he arrived in California in 1960. His first book, California: The Golden Coast, captured the wonder of the shoreline’s natural beauty along with the controversies it engendered. In The Left Coast, the author and his photographer son Alex Fradkin revisit some of the same places they explored together in the early 1970s. From their written and visual approaches, this father-son team brings a unique generational perspective to the subject. Mixing history, geography, interviews, personal experiences, and photographs, they find a wealth of stories and memorable sights in the multiplicity of landscapes, defined by them as the Wild, Agricultural, Residential, Tourist, Recreational, Industrial, Military, and Political coasts. Alex Fradkin’s expressive photographs add a layer of meaning, enriching the subject with their distinctive eloquence while bringing a visual dimension to his father’s words. In this way, the book becomes the story of a close relationship within a probing study of a varied and contested coastline.

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Univ of California Press

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ISBN 10

0520948777

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9780520948778

Magnitude 8

Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Magnitude 8

Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Magnitude 8 is the archetypal natural disaster defined. To understand the cataclysmic earthquake that will tear California apart one day, Philip L. Fradkin has written a dramatic history of earthquakes and an eloquent guide to the San Andreas Fault, the world's best-known tectonic landscape. The author includes vivid stories of earthquakes elsewhere: in New England, the central Mississippi River Valley, New York City, Europe, and the Far East. Always, he combines human and natural drama to place the reader at the epicenter of the most instantaneous and unpredictable of all the Earth's phenomena. Following the San Andreas Fault from Cape Mecino to Mexico--canoeing the fault line in northern California and walking underground through the Hollywood fault--noted environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin reclaims the human dimensions of earthquakes from the science-dominated accounts.

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452

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Henry Holt and Company

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1466864311

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9781466864313

Stagecoach

Wells Fargo and the American West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Stagecoach

Wells Fargo and the American West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Sweeping in scope, as revealing of an era as it is of a company, Stagecoach is the epic story of Wells Fargo and the American West, by award-winning writer Philip L. Fradkin. The trail of Wells Fargo runs through nearly every imaginable landscape and icon of frontier folklore: the California Gold Rush, the Pony Express, the transcontinental railroad, the Civil and Indian Wars. From the Great Plains to the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean, the company's operations embraced almost all social, cultural, and economic activities west of the Mississippi, following one of the greatest migrations in American history. Fortune seekers arriving in California after the discovery of gold in 1849 couldn't bring the necessities of home with them. So Wells Fargo express offices began providing basic services such as the exchange of gold dust for coin, short-term deposits and loans, and reliable delivery and receipt of letters, money, and goods to and from distant places. As its reputation for speed and dependability grew, the sight of a red-and-yellow Wells Fargo stagecoach racing across the prairie came to symbolize not only safe passage but faith in a nation's progress. In fact, for a time Wells Fargo was the most powerful and widespread institution in the American West, even surpassing the presence of the federal government. Stagecoach is a fascinating and rare combination of Western and business history. Along with its colorful association with the frontier -- Wyatt Earp, Black Bart, Buffalo Bill -- readers will discover that swiftness, security, and connectivity have been constants in Wells Fargo's history, and that these themes remain just as important today, 150 years later.

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Simon and Schuster

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074322762X

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9780743227629

The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906

How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906

How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

By: Philip L. Fradkin

In this well-researched book, Fradkin contends that it was the people of San Francisco, not the forces of nature, who were responsible for the extent of the destruction and death."--"Booklist.

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Univ of California Press

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ISBN 10

0520230604

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9780520230606

Everett Ruess

His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Everett Ruess

His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife

By: Philip L. Fradkin

A look at the truth and myths surrounding his life and disappearance at age 20 in the Utah canyonlands.

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Univ of California Press

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0520265424

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9780520265424

Fallout

An American Nuclear Tragedy

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Fallout

An American Nuclear Tragedy

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Documents the story behind the story of the nuclear testing in southern Nevada during the 1950s when radioactive fallout drifted into surrounding communities. First sheep began dying, according to the author, and then people. The book places blame for the incident on all levels of government, from presidents to radiation monitors. The author is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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342

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Big Earth Publishing

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ISBN 10

1555663311

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9781555663315

A River No More

The Colorado River and the West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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A River No More

The Colorado River and the West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Here is the definitive history of the development of the Colorado River and the claims made on its waters, from its source in the Wyoming Rockies to the California and Arizona borders where, so saline it kills plants, it peters out just short of the Gulf of California. Ever increasing demands on the river to supply cities in the desert render this new edition all too timely. Philip Fradkin has updated this valuable book with a new preface.

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396

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Univ of California Press

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0520205642

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9780520205642

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006

Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

By: Mark Klett,Michael Lundgren,Philip L. Fradkin,Rebecca Solnit,Karin Breuer

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After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006

Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

By: Mark Klett,Michael Lundgren,Philip L. Fradkin,Rebecca Solnit,Karin Breuer

A collection of essays accompany this collection of photos of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire, juxtaposed with photos of the city today.

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160

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Univ of California Press

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0520245563

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9780520245563

Wallace Stegner and the American West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Wallace Stegner and the American West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

“Respectful of his subject but never worshipful, Fradkin has given us our first full critical portrait of the man and his protean career..”—Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

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Univ of California Press

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0520259572

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9780520259577

The Seven States of California

A Natural and Human History

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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The Seven States of California

A Natural and Human History

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Philip Fradkin's work is full of foresight, good sense, and an understanding of the ties between social and environmental dilemmas. Taking Fradkin's writing seriously is an important step in figuring out the American West today."—Patricia Nelson Limerick

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500

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Univ of California Press

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0520209427

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9780520209428

Wildest Alaska

Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Wildest Alaska

Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay

By: Philip L. Fradkin

This compelling and eerie memoir tells of his odyssey through recorded history and eventually to the bay iteslf, as he explores the dark and unyielding side of nature."--BOOK JACKET.

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Univ of California Press

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0520224671

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9780520224674

Wildest Alaska

Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Wildest Alaska

Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Twenty-five years ago Philip L. Fradkin read a book about a remote bay on the Gulf of Alaska coast. The noted environmental historian was attracted by the threads of violence woven through the natural and human histories of Lituya Bay. Could these histories be related, and if so, how? The attempt to define the power of this wild place was a tantalizing and, as it turned out, dangerous quest. This compelling and eerie memoir tells of Fradkin's odyssey through recorded human history and eventually to the bay itself, as he explores the dark and unyielding side of nature. Natural forces have always dominated Lituya Bay. Immense storms, powerful earthquakes, huge landslides, and giant waves higher than the world's tallest skyscrapers pound the whale-shaped fjord. Compelling for its deadly beauty, the bay has attracted visitors over time, but it has never been mastered by them. Its seasonal occupants throughout recorded history—Tlingit Indians, European explorers, gold miners, and coastal fishermen seeking a harbor of refuge—have drowned, gone mad, slaughtered fur-bearing animals with abandon, sifted the black sand beaches for minute particles of gold, and murdered each other. Only a hermit found peace there. Then the author and his small son visited the bay and were haunted by a grizzly bear. As an environmental writer for the Los Angeles Times and western editor of Audubon magazine, Fradkin has traveled from Tierra del Fuego to the North Slope of Alaska. But nothing prepared him for Lituya Bay, a place so powerful it turned one person's hair white. This story resonates with echoes of Melville, Poe, and Conrad as it weaves together the human and natural histories of a beautiful and wild place.

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Univ of California Press

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0520930282

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9780520930285

Wallace Stegner and the American West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Wallace Stegner and the American West

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Stagecoach

Wells Fargo and the American West

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Stagecoach

Wells Fargo and the American West

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Simon and Schuster

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074322762X

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9780743227629

The Works of Philip Lindsley

Vol. I

By: Philip Lindsley

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The Works of Philip Lindsley

Vol. I

By: Philip Lindsley

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382306832

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9783382306830

The Works Of Philip Lindsley ...: Sermons And Religious Discourses

By: Philip Lindsley

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The Works Of Philip Lindsley ...: Sermons And Religious Discourses

By: Philip Lindsley

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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1010956981

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9781010956983

Book's by Philip L. Fradkin

The Left Coast

The Left Coast

Magnitude 8

Magnitude 8

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906

The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906

Everett Ruess

Everett Ruess

Fallout

Fallout

A River No More

A River No More

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006

Wallace Stegner and the American West

Wallace Stegner and the American West

The Seven States of California

The Seven States of California

Wildest Alaska

Wildest Alaska

Wildest Alaska

Wildest Alaska

Wallace Stegner and the American West

Wallace Stegner and the American West

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

The Works of Philip Lindsley

The Works of Philip Lindsley

The Works Of Philip Lindsley ...: Sermons And Religious Discourses

The Works Of Philip Lindsley ...: Sermons And Religious Discourses

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