{"product_id":"silent-cities-san-francisco","title":"Silent Cities San Francisco","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilent Cities San Francisco: Hidden Histories of the Region's Cemeteries\u003cbr\u003eJessica Ferri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"shortdesc ng-binding\" ng-bind-html=\"book.shortdesc\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIn 1914, desperate for land after the Gold Rush brought a population explosion to San Francisco, the city exiled its cemeteries, barring burials within city limits and relocating its existing graveyards to the tiny town of Colma, just south of Daly City, spawning America's only necropolis, where the dead outnumber the living 1000 to 1. But there's more to the story of the Bay Area's cemeteries than this expulsion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilent Cities San Francisco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals the complex cultural makeup of the Bay Area, where diversity and history collide, pitting the dead against the living in a race for space and memorialization.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"publisher ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGlobe Pequot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"isbn ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781493056460\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"binding ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pubdate ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-show=\"book.pubdate\"\u003eOct 15, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Book Network","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67760240984340,"sku":"tmq1792638060818","price":13.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/1333\/1988\/files\/silent-cities-san-francisco_1.jpg?v=1792638072","url":"https:\/\/newenglandpreppy.shop\/products\/silent-cities-san-francisco","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}