Oakland, the Story of a CityOakland, The Story of a City by Beth Bagwell has been the standard for Oakland local history since it was originally published in 1982 and has been called one of the most influential popular titles on the history of Oakland. Anyone with a passion for Oakland's heritage and history owes a depth of gratitude to Beth Bagwell for chronicling many of the "lost" stories of Oakland's early days. |
Contents
oak woods on lush plain | 3 |
The coming of the Americans | 13 |
The Gold Rush | 20 |
Copyright | |
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acres Alameda County American Bay Area Bay Bridge became began Berkeley Brewery Broadway Brooklyn brought building built Burrell called Carpentier's cars Central Pacific Chinese church City Hall City of Oakland Company congregation construction Creek dollars downtown early East Bay Edson Adams electric estuary ferry Fourteenth Street Gold Rush grant hills Horace Carpentier horsecar Hospital hundred included industries Jack London Kaiser Key System labor Lake Merritt land lived Mayor Mott Mountain View moved National City Lines Oakland Daily Oakland History Room Oakland Public Library Oakland Tribune opened Pacific Coast Park passengers Peralta percent Piedmont population port Port of Oakland Pullman railroad rancho redwoods San Francisco Bay San Leandro San Pablo Seminary ship Southern Pacific steam streetcars Telegraph Avenue telephone Temescal thousand took trains transcontinental railroad Twelfth Street union waterfront West Oakland women workers