Putting the "There" There:
Historical Archaeologies of West Oakland

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• Cover & Title Pages

• City Council Proclamation

• Executive Summary

• Acknowledgments

• About the Contributors

• Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Loma Prieta Earthquake and Its Aftermath

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• 5:04 P.M., 17 OCTOBER 1989

• The Archaeological Research Design

• Methods

• Reporting What We Found

Chapter 2: A Brief History of West Oakland

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• Peralta’s Rancho San Antonio

• The Roundhouse

• Growth and Identity: Railroads Come to West Oakland

• A Long Wharf With a Massive Mole

• West Oaklanders, 1870-1910

• The ARU Strike of 1894

• Industrialization and Prosperity: Reaching beyond the Railroad

• Red Trains in a Golden Age

• Jack Londen: Oakland's Reluctant Native Son

• Depression and the Second World War

• Workers' Homes in West Oakland

• Since the War: Continuing Change in West Oakland