Sign in with Facebook
More books by Kevin Starr…
Upcoming Events
No scheduled events.
Add an event.
“Wilde stepped off the train in Oakland wearing a Spanish sombrero, a velvet suit, a puce cravat, yellow gloves, and buckled shoes, and wended his way across the bay to the Bohemian Club, where he is reported to have drunk his hosts under the table.”
― Kevin Starr, California: A History
― Kevin Starr, California: A History
“Most dramatically, the Bridge served as an agonizing or exhilarating psychological symbol for the more than 1.2 million servicemen and women who sailed beneath it during World War II and for those soldiers and Marines who saw it from the air as their chartered World Airways or Flying Tiger plane took off from the Oakland Airport, banked westward across both bridges, and headed to Vietnam. Seen upon departure, whether from the channel or the air, the Golden Gate Bridge expressed the life left behind and the fearsome dangers to come. Seen upon return, the Bridge suggested safe harbor, recovery, the joy of life in years that now would be theirs.”
― Kevin Starr
― Kevin Starr
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The History Book ...: * ARCHITECTURE | 18 | 47 | Mar 27, 2012 11:37am | |
| The History Book ...: * PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF ~ | 4882 | 2108 | 2 hours, 16 min ago |
Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Kevin to Goodreads.
