Down by the Bay: San Francisco's History between the Tides 9780520951488

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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION. Layers of History
ONE. Rising Tide
TWO. Ghost Tidelands
THREE. Reclaiming the Delta
FOUR. An Edible Bay
FIVE. From Real Estate to Refuge
CONCLUSION. Rising Tides?
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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