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American Reich

A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate

par Eric Lichtblau ...

Lu par Gary Tiedemann ...

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10 heure 35 min

From the Pulitzer-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Nazis Next Door, a deeply reported exploration of the violent resurgence of hatred and white supremacy through the lens of Orange County, California—“ground zero” for racial extremism—and the story of one brutal murder there that revealed the deep roots of violent bigotry as a bellwether for the country.One night in early 2018, ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

From the Pulitzer-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Nazis Next Door, a deeply reported exploration of the violent resurgence of hatred and white supremacy through the lens of Orange County, California—“ground zero” for racial extremism—and the story of one brutal murder there that revealed the deep roots of violent bigotry as a bellwether for the country.One night in early 2018,
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This Land is Your Land

A Road Trip Through U.S. History

par Beverly Gage ...

Lu par Gabra Zackman ...

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8 heure 43 min

Pulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our history. From the birth of the nation in ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

Pulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our history. From the birth of the nation in
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Brief History of San Francisco, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 118 - A Brief History of - City Edition
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1 heures 23 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of San FranciscoDiscover the captivating history of one of America’s most iconic cities in A Brief History of San Francisco. From its humble beginnings as a Spanish mission in 1776 to its rise as a thriving metropolis during the Gold Rush, this book offers a concise yet fascinating look at San Francisco’s evolution. Explore the key ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of San FranciscoDiscover the captivating history of one of America’s most iconic cities in A Brief History of San Francisco. From its humble beginnings as a Spanish mission in 1776 to its rise as a thriving metropolis during the Gold Rush, this book offers a concise yet fascinating look at San Francisco’s evolution. Explore the key
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Five Points

The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum

par Tyler Anbinder ...

Lu par Joe Barrett ...

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16 heure 28 min

The very letters of the two words seem, as they are written, to redden with the blood-stains of unavenged crime. There is Murder in every syllable, and Want, Misery and Pestilence take startling form and crowd upon the imagination as the pen traces the words." So wrote a reporter about Five Points, the most infamous neighborhood in nineteenth-century America, the place where "slumming" was ... En savoir plus

$33.92 CAD

The very letters of the two words seem, as they are written, to redden with the blood-stains of unavenged crime. There is Murder in every syllable, and Want, Misery and Pestilence take startling form and crowd upon the imagination as the pen traces the words." So wrote a reporter about Five Points, the most infamous neighborhood in nineteenth-century America, the place where "slumming" was
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Way Off the Road

Discovering the Peculiar Charms of Small-Town America

par Bill Geist ...

Lu par Patrick Lawlor ...

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7 heure

Celebrated roving correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning and bestselling author Bill Geist serves up a rollicking look at some small-town Americans and their offbeat ways of life."In rural Kansas, I asked our motel desk clerk for the name of the best restaurant in the area. After mulling it over, he answered: 'I'd have to say the Texaco, 'cuz the Shell don't have no microwave.'"Throughout his ... En savoir plus

$23.06 CAD

Celebrated roving correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning and bestselling author Bill Geist serves up a rollicking look at some small-town Americans and their offbeat ways of life."In rural Kansas, I asked our motel desk clerk for the name of the best restaurant in the area. After mulling it over, he answered: 'I'd have to say the Texaco, 'cuz the Shell don't have no microwave.'"Throughout his
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Dust Bowl

The Southern Plains in the 1930s

par Donald Worster ...

Lu par Sean Runnette ...

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11 heure 15 min

In the mid-1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms.Twenty-five years after his book helped to define the new field of environmental history, Worster shares his more recent ... En savoir plus

$24.42 CAD

In the mid-1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms.Twenty-five years after his book helped to define the new field of environmental history, Worster shares his more recent
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The Poisoner's Handbook

Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

par Deborah Blum ...

Lu par Coleen Marlo ...

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9 heure 14 min

Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end ... En savoir plus

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Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end
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Savage Kingdom

The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America

par Benjamin Woolley ...

Lu par David Drummond ...

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13 heure 59 min

Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first American colony, Savage Kingdom presents a bold, even reckless, political adventure driven by a sense of imperial destiny and dogged by official hostility.Four centuries ago, and fourteen years before the Mayflower, a group of men—led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric, and a government spy—left London ... En savoir plus

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Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first American colony, Savage Kingdom presents a bold, even reckless, political adventure driven by a sense of imperial destiny and dogged by official hostility.Four centuries ago, and fourteen years before the Mayflower, a group of men—led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric, and a government spy—left London
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The Devil in the Shape of a Woman

Witchcraft in Colonial New England

par Carol F. Karlsen ...

Lu par Jo Anna Perrin ...

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9 heure 10 min

Confessing to "familiarity with the devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her neighbors. The case of Ann Cole, who was "taken with very strange Fits," fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events at Salem.More than three ... En savoir plus

$33.92 CAD

Confessing to "familiarity with the devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her neighbors. The case of Ann Cole, who was "taken with very strange Fits," fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events at Salem.More than three
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Hemingway's Key West

par Stuart B. McIver ...

Lu par David Colacci ...

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4 heure 52 min

The only place in the United States that Hemingway could really call home after he started writing was the tropical island of Key West. During his decade here in the 1930s, he acquired his famed macho persona as Papa, the biggest Big Daddy of them all. This vivid portrait of Ernest Hemingway's Key West reveals both Hemingway, the writer, and Hemingway, the macho, hard-drinking sportsman. His Key ... En savoir plus

$21.70 CAD

The only place in the United States that Hemingway could really call home after he started writing was the tropical island of Key West. During his decade here in the 1930s, he acquired his famed macho persona as Papa, the biggest Big Daddy of them all. This vivid portrait of Ernest Hemingway's Key West reveals both Hemingway, the writer, and Hemingway, the macho, hard-drinking sportsman. His Key
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West Virginia and the Civil War

Mountaineers Are Always Free

par Mark A. Snell ...

Lu par John Guccion ...

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8 heure 28 min

The only state born as a result of the Civil War, West Virginia was the most divided state in the nation. About forty thousand of its residents served in the combatant forces about twenty thousand on each side.The Mountain State also saw its fair share of battles, skirmishes, raids, and guerrilla warfare, with places like Harpers Ferry, Philippi, and Rich Mountain becoming household names in 1861. ... En savoir plus

$27.13 CAD

The only state born as a result of the Civil War, West Virginia was the most divided state in the nation. About forty thousand of its residents served in the combatant forces about twenty thousand on each side.The Mountain State also saw its fair share of battles, skirmishes, raids, and guerrilla warfare, with places like Harpers Ferry, Philippi, and Rich Mountain becoming household names in 1861.
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The Tale Untwisted

General George B. McClellan, the Maryland Campaign, and the Discovery of Lee's Lost Orders

par Gene M. Thorp, Alexander B. Rossino ...

Lu par Chris Sorensen ...

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5 heure 1 min

The discovery of Robert E. Lee's Special Orders No. 191 outside of Frederick, Maryland, on September 13, 1862, is one of the most important and hotly disputed events of the American Civil War. For more than 150 years, historians have debated if George McClellan, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, dawdled after receiving a copy of the orders before warily advancing to challenge Lee's ... En savoir plus

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The discovery of Robert E. Lee's Special Orders No. 191 outside of Frederick, Maryland, on September 13, 1862, is one of the most important and hotly disputed events of the American Civil War. For more than 150 years, historians have debated if George McClellan, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, dawdled after receiving a copy of the orders before warily advancing to challenge Lee's
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Eerie Florida

Chilling Tales from the Panhandle to the Keys

par Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz ...

Lu par Paul Boehmer ...

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4 heure 53 min

The author of Freaky Florida shares a unique guide to the state's strangest attractions—from Florida Bigfoot to lost cemeteries, UFO sightings, and more.Most people know Florida as the land of endless sunny beaches, Disney World, and NASA shuttle launches. But the state is also home to many hidden mysteries, eerie legends, and tales of bizarre creatures. In Eerie Florida, author Mark Muncy and ... En savoir plus

$17.63 CAD

The author of Freaky Florida shares a unique guide to the state's strangest attractions—from Florida Bigfoot to lost cemeteries, UFO sightings, and more.Most people know Florida as the land of endless sunny beaches, Disney World, and NASA shuttle launches. But the state is also home to many hidden mysteries, eerie legends, and tales of bizarre creatures. In Eerie Florida, author Mark Muncy and
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The History of Florida

Lu par Gary Tiedemann ...

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20 heure 8 min

This is the heralded "definitive history" of Florida. No other book so fully or accurately captures the highs and lows, the grandeur and the craziness, the horrors and the glories of the past 500 years in the Land of Sunshine.Twenty-three leading historians, assembled by renowned scholar Michael Gannon, offer a wealth of perspectives and expertise to create a comprehensive, balanced view of ... En savoir plus

$40.70 CAD

This is the heralded "definitive history" of Florida. No other book so fully or accurately captures the highs and lows, the grandeur and the craziness, the horrors and the glories of the past 500 years in the Land of Sunshine.Twenty-three leading historians, assembled by renowned scholar Michael Gannon, offer a wealth of perspectives and expertise to create a comprehensive, balanced view of
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The Prince of Providence

The True Story of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the Feds

par Mike Stanton ...

Lu par Tom Perkins ...

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19 heure 11 min

Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, where corruption is entertainment and Mayor Buddy Cianci presided over the longest-running lounge act in American politics. In The Prince of Providence, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Mike Stanton tells a classic story of wiseguys, feds, and politicians on a carousel of crime and redemption.Buddy Cianci was part urban visionary, part Tony Soprano—a flawed ... En savoir plus

$40.70 CAD

Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, where corruption is entertainment and Mayor Buddy Cianci presided over the longest-running lounge act in American politics. In The Prince of Providence, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Mike Stanton tells a classic story of wiseguys, feds, and politicians on a carousel of crime and redemption.Buddy Cianci was part urban visionary, part Tony Soprano—a flawed
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Fear City

New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics

par Kim Phillips-Fein ...

Lu par Pam Ward ...

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12 heure 56 min

An epic, riveting history of New York City on the edge of disaster—and an anatomy of the austerity politics that continue to shape the world todayWhen the news broke in 1975 that New York City was on the brink of fiscal collapse, few believed it was possible. How could the country's largest metropolis fail? How could the capital of the financial world go bankrupt? Yet the city was indeed billions ... En savoir plus

$29.85 CAD

An epic, riveting history of New York City on the edge of disaster—and an anatomy of the austerity politics that continue to shape the world todayWhen the news broke in 1975 that New York City was on the brink of fiscal collapse, few believed it was possible. How could the country's largest metropolis fail? How could the capital of the financial world go bankrupt? Yet the city was indeed billions
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Secession and State Creation

What Everyone Needs to Know

par James Ker-Lindsay, Mikulas Fabry ...

Lu par Ian Putnam ...

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5 heure 59 min

What makes a state? This question has attracted more and more attention in recent years with Catalan's illegal vote for independence from Spain and Palestine's ongoing search for international recognition. And while Scotland chose to remain with the United Kingdom, discussions of independence have only continued as the ramifications of the Brexit vote begin to set in. Kosovo, South Sudan, and the ... En savoir plus

$27.13 CAD

What makes a state? This question has attracted more and more attention in recent years with Catalan's illegal vote for independence from Spain and Palestine's ongoing search for international recognition. And while Scotland chose to remain with the United Kingdom, discussions of independence have only continued as the ramifications of the Brexit vote begin to set in. Kosovo, South Sudan, and the
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Brief History of Maine, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 19 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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1 heures 25 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of MaineMaine, known for its rugged coastline, dense forests, and charming small towns, has a history steeped in independence and resilience. A Brief History of Maineexplores the significant events and people that have shaped this unique state, from its early indigenous cultures to its evolution as a key part of New England.From its ... En savoir plus

$10.84 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of MaineMaine, known for its rugged coastline, dense forests, and charming small towns, has a history steeped in independence and resilience. A Brief History of Maineexplores the significant events and people that have shaped this unique state, from its early indigenous cultures to its evolution as a key part of New England.From its
... En savoir plus
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One Person, One Vote

A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America

par Nick Seabrook ...

Lu par Reynaldo Piniella ...

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12 heure 25 min

A redistricting crisis is upon us. This surprising, compelling book tells the history of how we got to this moment—from the Founding Fathers to today’s high-tech manipulation of election districts—and shows us how to protect our most sacred, hard-fought principle of one person, one vote. Here is THE book on gerrymandering for citizens, politicians, journalists, activists, and voters.“Seabrook’s ... En savoir plus

$29.50 CAD

A redistricting crisis is upon us. This surprising, compelling book tells the history of how we got to this moment—from the Founding Fathers to today’s high-tech manipulation of election districts—and shows us how to protect our most sacred, hard-fought principle of one person, one vote. Here is THE book on gerrymandering for citizens, politicians, journalists, activists, and voters.“Seabrook’s
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Pardon My Hearse

A Colorful Portrait of Where the Funeral and Entertainment Industries Met in Hollywood

par Greg Abbott, Allan Abbott ...

Lu par Patrick Lawlor ...

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10 heure 56 min

Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and saw up close how celebrities really live and die. The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry, Abbott was everywhere celebrities died, from helping to prepare Marilyn Monroe's body for burial to standing next to Christopher Walken at Natalie Wood's funeral.This book tells the rags-to-shroud story of how a ... En savoir plus

$23.06 CAD

Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and saw up close how celebrities really live and die. The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry, Abbott was everywhere celebrities died, from helping to prepare Marilyn Monroe's body for burial to standing next to Christopher Walken at Natalie Wood's funeral.This book tells the rags-to-shroud story of how a
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American Uprising

The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt

par Daniel Rasmussen ...

Lu par David Drummond ...

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5 heure 47 min

In January 1811, five hundred slaves dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly organized, this self-made army challenged not only the economic system of plantation agriculture but also American expansion. Their march represented the ... En savoir plus

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In January 1811, five hundred slaves dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly organized, this self-made army challenged not only the economic system of plantation agriculture but also American expansion. Their march represented the
... En savoir plus
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Virus 1918

Spanish Influenza - the words of people who lived it.

par Robert John Hadfield ...

Lu par Robert John Hadfield ...

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5 heure 19 min

"...with the dead body of his son for company on the last half of the trip and himself delirious with Spanish influenza..."“...take the secretions from the noses and throats of influenza patients and place them in the noses and throats of the volunteers.”“..the casket was placed upon the porch and the heart-broken mother and daughter stepped out the door and took a last look at the face of the ... En savoir plus

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"...with the dead body of his son for company on the last half of the trip and himself delirious with Spanish influenza..."“...take the secretions from the noses and throats of influenza patients and place them in the noses and throats of the volunteers.”“..the casket was placed upon the porch and the heart-broken mother and daughter stepped out the door and took a last look at the face of the
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Denmark Vesey's Garden

Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy

par Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts ...

Lu par Tom Perkins ...

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14 heure 33 min

A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston, South Carolina, where almost half of the U.S. slave population stepped onto our shores, where the first shot at Fort Sumter ... En savoir plus

$42.06 CAD

A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston, South Carolina, where almost half of the U.S. slave population stepped onto our shores, where the first shot at Fort Sumter
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Lost Department Stores of San Francisco (Landmarks)

par Anne Evers Hitz ...

Lu par Ann Richardson ...

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4 heure 28 min

In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up—hats, gloves, and stockings required—and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers ... En savoir plus

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In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up—hats, gloves, and stockings required—and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers
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