Philip L. Fradkin (1935–2012)
Author of Wallace Stegner and the American West
About the Author
Philip L. Fradkin is the author of eight critically acclaimed nonfiction books on the American West and Alaska. At the Los Angeles Times he shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Watts racial conflict, was a correspondent in Vietnam, and was the newspaper's first environmental writer. Fradkin show more was the assistant secretary of the California Resources Agency and western editor of Audubon magazine. He has taught writing courses at the University of California at Berkeley, where he is a consultant to the Bancroft Library, and a California history course at Stanford University. He lives on the coast north of San Francisco show less
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After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (2006) — Contributor — 56 copies
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- Legal name
- Fradkin, Philip Lawrence
- Birthdate
- 1935-02-28
- Date of death
- 2012-07-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Point Reyes Station, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Montclair, New Jersey, USA
San Francisco, California, USA - Education
- Williams College
- Awards and honors
- Pulitzer Prize (1965)
Californiana Award (2005)
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- Works
- 17
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 614
- Popularity
- #40,946
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 33
The book follows the history of Wells Fargo from stagecoach and express company to the first company to develop and use refrigeration rail cars to move fresh fruits and vegetables across the Continent. Wells Fargo's survival as a very successful bank today is also chronicled. A wonderful and readable book.… (more)