City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9781477330241ISBN-10:1477330240UPC:9781477330241Book Category:Architecture, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:History, Methods & Materials, IndustriesBook Topic:Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Natural Resource ExtractionSize:9.40 x 6.50 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCQVAW0AP1
City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry
How San Franciscans exploited natural resources such as redwood lumber to produce the first major metropolis of the American West.
California's 1849 gold rush triggered creation of the "instant city" of San Francisco as a base to exploit the rich natural resources of the American West. City of Wood examines how capitalists and workers logged the state's vast redwood forests to create the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9781477330241ISBN-10:1477330240UPC:9781477330241Book Category:Architecture, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:History, Methods & Materials, IndustriesBook Topic:Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Natural Resource ExtractionSize:9.40 x 6.50 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCQVAW0AP1
James Michael Buckley is an urban planner and historian.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
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