Legendary Locals of Oakland

by Gene Anderson

Book Overview

Oakland has been shaped by the transcontinental railroad, freeways, earthquakes, and its location on the shores of San Francisco Bay. But what makes Oakland such an amazing city are the people who have called Oakland home over the years, like Mayor Samuel Merritt, who helped make Oakland the terminus of the transcontinental railroad; Elizabeth Flood, who worked to desegregate Oakland schools in the 1870s; and F.M. "Borax" Smith, who created the Key...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467102091
• ISBN13: 9781467102094
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"