04077nam 2200793 a 450 991045761280332120200520144314.01-283-29172-X97866132917210-520-93348-610.1525/9780520933484(CKB)2550000000050363(EBL)785211(SSID)ssj0000537820(PQKBManifestationID)11314657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537820(PQKBWorkID)10567420(PQKB)10149586(MiAaPQ)EBC785211(DE-B1597)518965(OCoLC)1110716364(DE-B1597)9780520933484(PPN)195094409(Au-PeEL)EBL785211(CaPaEBR)ebr10504609(CaONFJC)MIL329172(OCoLC)756485063(EXLCZ)99255000000005036320060306d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImperial San Francisco[electronic resource] urban power, earthly ruin : with a new preface /Gray Brechin2nd ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20061 online resource (440 p.)California studies in critical human geography ;3Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25008-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface To The 2007 Edition -- Preface To The First Edition: The Urban Maelstrom -- Introduction: New Romes For A New World -- 1. The Pyramid Of Mining -- 2. Water Mains And Bloodlines -- 3. The Scott Brothers: Arms And The Overland Monthly -- 4. The De Youngs: Society Invents Itself -- 5· The Hearsts: Racial Supremacy And The Digestion Of "All Mexico" -- 6. Toward Limitless Energy -- 7· The University, The Gate, And "The Gadget" -- Notes -- A Note On Sources -- Select Bibliography -- IndexFirst published in 1999, this celebrated history of San Francisco traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families-the Hearsts, de Youngs, Spreckelses, and others-who gained power through mining, ranching, water and energy, transportation, real estate, weapons, and the mass media. The story uncovered by Gray Brechin is one of greed and ambition on an epic scale. Brechin arrives at a new way of understanding urban history as he traces the connections between environment, economy, and technology and discovers links that led, ultimately, to the creation of the atomic bomb and the nuclear arms race. In a new preface, Brechin considers the vulnerability of cities in the post-9/11 twenty-first century.California studies in critical human geography ;3.Elite (Social sciences)CaliforniaSan Francisco Bay AreaHistoryNatureEffect of human beings onCaliforniaSan Francisco Bay AreaHistoryNatureEffect of human beings onPacific AreaHistoryHuman ecologyCaliforniaSan Francisco Bay AreaHistoryLand useCaliforniaSan Francisco Bay AreaHistorySan Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)BiographySan Francisco (Calif.)BiographySan Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)Environmental conditionsPacific AreaEnvironmental conditionsElectronic books.Elite (Social sciences)History.NatureEffect of human beings onHistory.NatureEffect of human beings onHistory.Human ecologyHistory.Land useHistory.979.4/6Brechin Gray A1049268MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457612803321Imperial San Francisco2478131UNINA