Humans of Long Beach
Author : Matt Roberts
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2018-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781618501387
Strengthening Family Relationships in Long Beach
Author : Long Beach (Calif.). Human Relations Commission
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Families
ISBN :
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Strengthening Family Relatonships in Long Beach
Author : Long Beach (Calif.). Human Relations Commission
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 33,30 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Families
ISBN :
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Port Town
Author : George Cunningham
Publisher :
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2015-06-20
Category :
ISBN : 9780692030622
Book Description
A history of the Port of Long Beach, Calif., from the days of Native Americans in San Pedro Bay to the present, Port Town tells the story of the men and women who took a mud flat and turned it into an economic powerhouse, one of the world's most modern ports.
African Americans in Long Beach and Southern California: a History
Author : Claudine Burnett
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 45,85 MB
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 166551678X
Book Description
Racial discrimination and unrest are intertwined with the history of Long Beach and Southern California in Ms. Burnett’s latest book. African Americans in Long Beach and Southern California begins in the 1800s and continues to 1970, reaching into later years to describe what that history has led to today. Ms. Burnett spent over five years researching recently digitized African American newspapers which has allowed her access to the black perspective on issues rarely written about in the white press or by other authors. Personal stories, legislation, Southland history and possible solutions to decades old problems are presented, making for an interesting and informative read. It is a unique work, sure to open the eyes of many.
Local Color
Author : Ray Fisk
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 12,65 MB
Release : 2021-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781593221249
Book Description
In this uniquely different look at Long Beach Island's past, historic black and white photographs, meticulously hand-colored,are paired with fascinating historical descriptions, quotes, and short passages. We see anew the colorful characters, history, rich stories, and lost landmarks of a vibrant New Jersey Shore community. Blurring the lines between a fine art coffee-table book and a history, Local Color is like visiting a gallery exhibition. The images, combined with the text vignettes, carry the moods and feelings of a vanished world. New life is breathed into the moments and lives of the Island's past and we enter a colorful world long gone.
Port Town
Author : George Cunningham
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,26 MB
Release : 2015
Category :
ISBN : 9780692468470
Book Description
Port Town: How the People of Long Beach Built, Defended, and Profited from Their Harbor, tells how the Port of Long Beach rose from a marshy mud flat to become an economic powerhouse, one of the greenest and most modern ports in the world. An epic tale, Port Town is filled with the true stories of the larger-than-life soldiers of fortune, land-grabbers, lovers, dreamers and builders who were inspired and bewitched by the Port of Long Beach's mighty promise.
Humans of New York: Stories
Author : Brandon Stanton
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 34,77 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1250277558
Book Description
The #1 New York Times Bestseller! With over 500 vibrant, full-color photos, Humans of New York: Stories is an insightful and inspiring collection of portraits of the lives of New Yorkers. Humans of New York: Stories is the culmination of five years of innovative storytelling on the streets of New York City. During this time, photographer Brandon Stanton stopped, photographed, and interviewed more than ten thousand strangers, eventually sharing their stories on his blog, Humans of New York. In Humans of New York: Stories, the interviews accompanying the photographs go deeper, exhibiting the intimate storytelling that the blog has become famous for today. Ranging from whimsical to heartbreaking, these stories have attracted a global following of more than 30 million people across several social media platforms.
The Lure of Long Beach
Author : George B. Somerville
Publisher :
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 32,37 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Long Beach (N.J. : Township)
ISBN :
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History of Long Beach and Vicinity
Author : Walter H. Case
Publisher :
Page : 1396 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 1997-07-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780832866074
