Pioneer Urbanites: A Social and Cultural History of Black San Francisco by Daniels, Douglas Henry

University of California Press, 1991. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Berkeley . 1991. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0520073991. Foreword by Nathan Irvin Huggins. 228 pages. paperback. . keywords: American Studies Black San Francisco America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The black migration to San Francisco and the Bay Area differed from the mass movement of Southern rural blacks and their families into the eastern industrial cities. Those who traveled West, or arrived by ship, were often independent, sophisticated, single men. Many were associated with the transportation boom following the Gold Rush; others traveled as employees of wealthy individuals. Douglas Daniels argues for the importance of going beyond the written record and urban statistics in examining the life of a minority community. He has studied photographs from family albums and interviewed members of old black San Francisco families in his effort to provide the first nuanced picture of the lives of black San Franciscans from the 1860s to the 1940s. inventory #36114… Read More

U.S.A.: University of California Press, 1991. 228pgs.Black boards, gilt lettering. photos. light toning to the pages. otherwise as new. Unclipped pictorial jacket has light toning, otherwise as new. Studying photographs from family albums and interviewed members of old black San Francisco families the author provides the first nuanced picture of the lives of black San Franciscans from the 1860s to the 1940s.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo.

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Univ of California Pr on Demand, 1991. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 248 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches.

University of California Press, 1991-04-16. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!