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Dana Frank Local Girl Makes History (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Local Girl Makes History : Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments
- Publication Name
- Local Girl Makes History
- Title
- Local Girl Makes History
- Subtitle
- Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments
- EAN
- 9781931404099
- ISBN
- 9781931404099
- Publisher
- City Lights Foundation
- Format
- Perfect
- Release Year
- 2007
- Release Date
- 15/11/2007
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Genre
- Travel, History
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Topic
- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, WA), United States / General
- Item Width
- 5.7in
- Number of Pages
- 278 Pages
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A historian's nostalgic trip to a series of local daytrip sites takes an unexpected turn as she explores the mysterious draw of these places. Childhood memories and urban myths lead to research into hidden stories, and what's revealed tells much about the politics of history-making. Writing in a personal, funny, and engaging style, Dana Frank brings the reader along on her process of discovery. Full of surprises and plot twists along the way, her adventures are quirky, fun, and informative. Each essay is accompanied by a map and illustrated with photos, news clippings, and memorabilia. Dana Frank is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
City Lights Foundation
ISBN-10
1931404097
ISBN-13
9781931404099
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60315303
Product Key Features
Book Title
Local Girl Makes History : Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, WA), United States / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Travel, History
Number of Pages
278 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F867.5.F725 2007
Reviews
"There's a lot of humor in Frank's book, quite a few opinions, gobs of interviews, and, of course, plenty of history. . . . Each of the book's chapters is a mixed bag of fun and serious study."Chris Watson, A wacky, illuminating exploration of the political and cultural currents swirling around four public monuments. Lurking behind even the most seemingly innocent object is a story of power and exploitation, avers self-styled radical historian Frank (History/Univ. of Calif., Santa Cruz; Bananeras: Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin America, 2005, etc.). She opens with a dazzling consideration of the redwood trunk that has long attracted tourists to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. In the 1950s, someone added date markers connecting some of the redwoods rings to great historical eventsalmost all of which, Frank notes, involved 'conquest, invasions, or expansion.' The preservationists who campaigned to save the redwood trees from extinction 'projected onto these innocent treesthe notion of human history as the rise and fall of civilizations.' Many of them were also eugenicists, urging Americans to practice 'selective breeding' in order to create a fit race that could lead the world. Another fascinating chapter looks at Santa Cruzs Cave Train Ride, a childs amusement-park entertainment with an adult cult following. Built in 1961, the ride features cavemen and cavewomen playing cards and hanging out at the Laundromat. Frank sensitively examines the race and gender scripts on which these vignettes draw, shedding light along the way on such diverse cultural icons as The Flintstones, Lil Abner and Clan of the Cave Bear. The final two sections are more predictable. Franks investigation of two giant stone cats along Californias Highway 17 quickly leads her into a saga of 'the unequal politics of history' as embodied in the relationship between the wealthy couple that commissioned the sculptures and their domestic servants. Her discussion of the Pulgas Water Temple at the Crystal Springs Reservoir focuses unsurprisingly on its function as 'a charming but powerful pawn in the grand scheme of Californias environmental politics.' Nonetheless, Franks personal engagement and punchy prose enliven even the slighter chapters. Will delight nostalgic Californiansand make all readers think differently about the monuments in their own towns.
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-025537
Dewey Decimal
917.94
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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