San Diego in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to America's Finest City

by Work Projects Administration

Book Overview

San Diego in the 1930s offers a lively account of the city's culture, roadside attractions, and history-from the days of the Spanish missions to the pre-Second World War boom. The guide is revealing both in the opinions it embodies and in the juicy details it records-tidbits such as the bloodiest and most incompetently fought battle of the Mexican-American War, Emma Goldman's abruptly terminated speech to local Wobblies in 1912, and even a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520275381
• ISBN13: 9780520275386
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"