Big Alma : San Francisco's Alma Spreckels
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San Francisco, CA : Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ;, [2015].
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records - Main Floor | F869 .S353 S677 2015 | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Art patrons -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor -- History.
Philanthropists -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Rich people -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography.
Socialites -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Spreckels, Alma de Bretteville, -- 1881-1968.
Women -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Women philanthropists -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor -- History.
Philanthropists -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Rich people -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography.
Socialites -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Spreckels, Alma de Bretteville, -- 1881-1968.
Women -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Women philanthropists -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
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Published
San Francisco, CA : Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ;, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
383 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"One of San Francisco's most vivid characters. Born with an unshakeable belief that she was destined for greatness, Alma de Bretteville Spreckels (1881-1968) rose from poverty to become one of San Francisco's most powerful women. Alma's humble beginnings and scandalous lifestyle would alienate her from the cream of San Francisco society: she became an artists' model, befriended European royalty, married sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels, lived in the grandest mansion in San Francisco, and at age fifty-seven chartered a plane and eloped with a cowboy. But that same larger-than-life personality was a fruitful asset in the many pursuits that claimed her passions, the most notable of which still stands high on the Golden Gate headlands. Big Alma celebrates the woman who brought Rodin's works to America and built the Palace of the Legion of Honor to hold them. After six printings, this new edition features new photographs, an updated family tree, and an introduction that adds more recently uncovered information and explores the intermingling of fact and controversy in the telling of Alma's story"--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Scharlach, B. (2015). Big Alma: San Francisco's Alma Spreckels (Revised edition.). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scharlach, Bernice. 2015. Big Alma: San Francisco's Alma Spreckels. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scharlach, Bernice. Big Alma: San Francisco's Alma Spreckels Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scharlach, Bernice. Big Alma: San Francisco's Alma Spreckels Revised edition., Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ;, 2015.
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