Soul of the City
The Pike Place Public Market
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Punctuated by pictures and individualized anecdotes, Soul of the City is less a scholarly work than a loving portrait—a good, quick reference for those interested in the market. It captures both the history and the atmosphere of a clearly beloved city and place.
» Gastronomica
Soul of the City: The Pike Place Public Market tells of the Market's colorful, illustrious past; the episodic challenges to its survival; and the story of those citizens who fought to protect the Market from the nefarious forces and changing times that easily could have destroyed it. Les mer
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Soul of the City: The Pike Place Public Market tells of the Market's colorful, illustrious past; the episodic challenges to its survival; and the story of those citizens who fought to protect the Market from the nefarious forces and changing times that easily could have destroyed it. -- Peter Steinbrueck
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Washington Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 176
- ISBN
- 9780295987460
- Utgivelsesår
- 2007
- Format
- 25 x 18 cm
Anmeldelser
«
Punctuated by pictures and individualized anecdotes, Soul of the City is less a scholarly work than a loving portrait—a good, quick reference for those interested in the market. It captures both the history and the atmosphere of a clearly beloved city and place.
» Gastronomica
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Soul of the City does a brilliant job of presenting the history of this landmark in a way that is accessible to every reader. One cannot open the book without seeing a photograph, sketch, or poster from the market.
» Columbia Magazine
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Engaging, both a celebration of the common man and a who's— who of the movers and shakers of Seattle over the last century.
» Kitsap Sun
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An updated version of a classic history from 1982, complete with excellent photos.
» Seattle Post-Intelligencer