9781592231263-1592231268-San Diego Then and Now

San Diego Then and Now

ISBN-13: 9781592231263
ISBN-10: 1592231268
Edition: First Edition
Author: Nancy Hendrickson
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
Format: Hardcover 144 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781592231263
ISBN-10: 1592231268
Edition: First Edition
Author: Nancy Hendrickson
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
Format: Hardcover 144 pages

Summary

San Diego Then and Now (ISBN-13: 9781592231263 and ISBN-10: 1592231268), written by authors Nancy Hendrickson, was published by Thunder Bay Press in 2003. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent San Diego Then and Now (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.54.

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San Diego was founded when Sebastián Vizcaíno entered the bay in 1602 on the feast day of San Diego de Alcalà and named the place accordingly but it was not until 1867 when San Francisco speculator and businessman Alonzo E Horton acquired 960 acres of waterfront land and promoted it as "New Town" that San Diego really took off. The arrival in the 1920s and 1930s of the aviation and maritime industries, and regular income from naval and military bases helped San Diego get through the Great Depression. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet was moved to San Diego. The metropolis's wartime role and the associated publicity finally marked San Diego as an important city. San Diego Then and Now looks at how the city developed from a small village into a beautiful beach city.

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