Historic Buildings of San Francisco
9781429006118
Regular price $14.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%An Artful Coloring Book for Any Age Celebrating the Iconic Buildings of San Francisco
Explore iconic and lesser-known buildings that shape San Francisco, the City by the Bay. From Alcatraz to the Golden Gate Bridge and the Transamerica Pyramid, this book invites you to reimagine the city through color. Gather your favorite coloring tools and bring each scene to life, one mark at a time, in a place full of stories and character.
Ebell of Los Angeles, The
9781467163606
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Founded in 1894, the Ebell of Los Angeles is one of the city’s oldest organizations with a mission to advance women’s education, cultural enrichment, and civic engagement.
Started in the parlor of a private home, the Ebell grew from a small gathering of women into a prominent cultural institution that shaped the civic landscape of Los Angeles. In 1927, the Ebell opened its iconic campus on Wilshire Boulevard, a magnificent Italian Renaissance Revival complex that includes the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. The Ebell became a vibrant center for arts, lectures, performances, and community events. Now, well into its second century, the Ebell stands as a testament to the power of women working together for the common good. At a time when women’s opportunities were limited, the Ebell welcomed women who wanted to make a difference—and it still does. The Ebell tells the story of women’s quest for community, equality, and meaningful civic participation, of women who came together, built something beautiful, and set out to change the world.
Glen Eyrie
9781467163644
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Glen Eyrie is historically significant as the home of Gen. William Jackson Palmer, the founder of the city of Colorado Springs. Following a distinguished career in the Union army during the American Civil War, Palmer enjoyed continued success in the railroad industry, mapping several transcontinental routes before establishing his own prosperous line, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. From 1871 to 1905, Palmer and his wife, Mary “Queen” Mellen Palmer, enriched and transformed their beautiful, front-range mountain estate, showcasing its renowned natural and architectural wonders. Spanning from 1871 to 1965, this volume explores the lives of the Palmer family, the estate’s subsequent owners, and Glen Eyrie’s development through many previously unpublished photographs, memoirs, and letters gathered from historic institutions across America.
Patrick Kochanasz serves as historian and archivist for The Navigators, which has owned the Glen Eyrie property since 1953. Kochanasz stewards more than 70 collections for The Navigators and Glen Eyrie. Author Tim Peckham is a retired Air Force intelligence officer, a former assistant professor of history at the US Air Force Academy, and an associate for The Navigators history department. Over the past four years, his research has focused exclusively on Glen Eyrie and the Palmer family.
Pistols at Dawn
9781467172394
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Politics and power in Gold Rush California
At the north end of a quiet neighborhood in Daly City lies a historical marker noting the site of California's most infamous—and deadly—duel. The San Francisco of 1859 had grown rapidly, with treasure seekers from all corners of the globe converging to find their own fortune, either through prospecting or, more lucratively, catering to the needs of those prospectors.
Out of the muddy streets and the chaos, two leaders emerged whose actions would have an outsized influence on the course of American politics for decades. David S. Terry, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and U.S. Senator David Broderick were both determined to steer the fate of the new state, but in very different directions. At the heart of their rivalry lay the fight against slavery, with Senator Broderick advocating for California to remain a free state.
On September 13, 1859, their arguments came to a head in a duel that ended with Senator Broderick shot and mortally wounded. He died three days later, but the outcome would haunt David Terry for another thirty years.
Author William E. Hammonds explores the twists and turns of the duel for the future of Gold Rush California.
