Walking San Francisco
 Liz Gans
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With its stunning natural setting, San Francisco is one of the most congenial American cities for those who love to walk. This vividly written guide features 18 great strolls, including 9 in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the world’s largest urban national park. From Fisherman’s Wharf to Chinatown, Golden Gate Park to the Cliff House, the Presidio to the Marin Headlands, cover the City by the Bay on foot, with Walking San Francisco in hand.
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Fortress Alcatraz: Guardian of the Golden Gate
 John Arturo Martini
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JOHN ARTURO MARTINI, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, is a lifelong researcher into the history of the American West and specializes in historic preservation. He was a national park ranger for more than 25 years and served for many years at the Presidio of San Francisco as curator of military history for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. He is the author of several books and articles on San Francisco military history and is currently working on an exhaustive history of all buildings remaining on Alcatraz. He lives in Fairfax, California, with his wife and a pair of pygmy goats.* A painstakingly researched history of Alcatraz by former national park ranger and noted Alcatraz historian John Arturo Martini. * Lavishly illustrated with 150 diagrams and archival photographs, including rare 1869 photos by Eadweard Muybridge. * Of the many books written on Alcatraz, this is the first to detail the island’s nearly forgotten but fascinating military history.
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A Land in Motion: California’s San Andreas Fault
 Michael Collier
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The San Andreas Fault is the most famous fault on Earth, running nearly the entire length of western California from just north of the Mexican border to the Mocino coast. It is a very active tectonic boundary which directly affects the lives of more than twenty million people. The San Andreas Fault has been responsible for shaping much that is beautiful about California, and it also has the capacity to destroy the communities that lie along its course. A Land in Motion provides a geologic tour of the San Andreas Fault in an accessible narrative punctuated with dramatic color illustrations, lively anecdotes, and authoritative information about earthquakes. As he tours the length of the fault, Michael Collier provides a valuable overview of plate tectonics and gives a geologic history of the San Andreas Fault written for non-scientists. He discusses the evolution of seismology as a science and traces the knowledge that scientists have gleaned about earthquakes and plate tectonics from their work on the San Andreas Fault. Collier looks into human history as well, discussing major earthquakes that have hit the San Andreas, including the famous San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the San Fernando quake of 1971, the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, the Landers quake of 1992, and many lesser temblors. Collier illustrates his text with magnificent photographs that highlight some of the most beloved landscapes in California. He provides excellent views of the fault throughout the state—of Crystal Springs reservoir near San Francisco, of Pinnacles National Monument east of Monterey, of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore near San Francisco, and more.Collierconcludes his tour of the San Andreas Fault with a provocative discussion on earthquake prediction versus earthquake planning that all Californians—and all who live where earthquakes occur—will want to read.
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Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
 Tracy Salcedo-Chourre
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The Point Reyes National Seashore, located just north of San Francisco Bay, and the adjacent Golden Gate National Recreation Area encompass some of the most spectacular landscapes on the West Coast. From the rugged coastline, with its historic lighthouse and far-reaching beaches, to the pasturelands and thick forests that clothe its eastern reaches, the park is a major recreational destination for travelers from northern and central California and from out of state. Together, Point Reyes NS and Golden Gate NRA host more than 16 million visitors annually. This comprehensive guide includes detailed information on the natural and cultural history of the area; recreational opportunities, including hiking trails, bicycling trails, sea kayaking and canoeing, and horseback riding; and historical exhibits.
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Falconguide to California’s Missions and Presidios: A Guide to Exploring California’s Spanish Legacy
 Tracy Salcedo-Chourre
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As Spanish authorities colonized Alta California, they established 21 Franciscan missions and four forts, or presidios, to bring the native inhabitants of the region under control and to provide for security and defense. Today, the missions and presidios are among California’s most popular historic landmarks, and enduring reminders of California’s Spanish and Mexican past. For travelers and outdoor enthusiasts who want to experience a taste of all that the area has to offer, this book contains short hikes, biking, and other outdoor recreation opportunities, plus travel information and natural history. It is a fun and fascinating tour of the missions and presidios for vacationers and history buffs alike.Other books in the Exploring series include Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Canyonlands and Arches National Park, Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores, Dinosaur National Monument, Florida’s Atlantic Coast Beaches, Florida’s Gulf Coast Beaches, Glacier National Park, Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii’s Parklands, Mount Helena, Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Southern California Beaches.
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The New Urban Park: Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Civic Environmentalism
 Hal K. Rothman
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In this book, one of our premier environmental historians looks at the new phenomenon of urban parks, focusing on San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area as a prototype for the twenty-first century. Cobbled together from public and private lands in a politically charged arena, the GGNRA represents a new direction for parks as it highlights the long-standing tension within the National Park Service between preservation and recreation.
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