| Houseboats of Sausalito Contributor(s): Frank, Phil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738555525 ISBN-13: 9780738555522 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: The unique and colorful houseboat community has long been the centerpiece of life in Sausalito, and while these floating homes are well known, relatively few people know just how far back their history goes. Not a recent phenomenon, as so many assume, the houseboat community has a history stretching back to the 1880s and earlier. While houseboats once existed in nearly a dozen ports in and around San Francisco Bayaand indeed throughout the West Coastathe focus of this buoyant lifestyle is now the waters of Marin County, along the shoreline of Richardsonas Bay. Over the years, a variety of forcesaincluding the 1906 earthquake and fire, the building of bridges and the resulting decline of the ferryboat fleet, World War II, and legal pressures on waterfront property ownersahelped to shape life on the water, Sausalitoas houseboat community, and this fascinating tale. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 979.462 |
| LCCN: 2007926887 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Cultural Region - Northern California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The unique and colorful houseboat community has long been the centerpiece of life in Sausalito, and while these floating homes are well known, relatively few people know just how far back their history goes. Not a recent phenomenon, as so many assume, the houseboat community has a history stretching back to the 1880s and earlier. While houseboats once existed in nearly a dozen ports in and around San Francisco Bay and indeed throughout the West Coast the focus of this buoyant lifestyle is now the waters of Marin County, along the shoreline of Richardson s Bay. Over the years, a variety of forces including the 1906 earthquake and fire, the building of bridges and the resulting decline of the ferryboat fleet, World War II, and legal pressures on waterfront property owners helped to shape life on the water, Sausalito s houseboat community, and this fascinating tale." |
Contributor Bio(s): Frank, Phil: - Local author Phil Frank began researching houseboats in 1973, when he and his wife, Susan, acquired a 1900 ark, restored it, and lived there for 13 years. Now, using vintage images from the Sausalito Historical Society and various private collections, Frank illustrates this distinctive houseboat community from the 1890s to present day. |