{"title":"Steven Lavoie","description":"\u003cp\u003eSTEVEN LAVOIE is a librarian, historian, and co-founder of the Black Bart Poetry Society. His books include \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Oakland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOakland’s Lake Merritt\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavoie holds two degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as a librarian in the Oakland History Room of the Oakland Public Library and previously worked as a librarian and staff writer at the \u003cem\u003eOakland Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, contributing columns, features, and editorials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Lavoie draws on his work as a librarian and local historian, including publishing poetry through the Black Bart Poetry Society. His books reflect his standing as a Bay Area local history expert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven lives in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Lavoie’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-oakland","title":"Historic Photos of Oakland","description":"\u003cp\u003eIts place directly opposite San Francisco Bay from one of the world’s most visited cities has left Oakland to struggle against comparison from the start. It has greeted that challenge by asserting its identity as an effervescent international port city with a richly diverse, uniquely creative, and highly resilient population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOakland consistently finds itself at the forefront of the rapid pace of change that California has helped to drive, with its history of daring experiments in social, scientific, and cultural innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe camera has preserved glimpses into the impacts of that change—and the ways in which Oakland has adapted to sustain itself as a charming and welcoming gateway to the Pacific. \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Oakland\u003c\/em\u003e collects a small fraction of the record the cameras have left behind, providing a compelling view of the colorful past of the \"second” City by the Bay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1684420857\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781684420858\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Steven Lavoie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43297520419032,"sku":"9781684420858","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781684420858_FC_mockup_v2_1663693522_d80f81c1-12be-4194-8c97-f0712ab87c71.jpg?v=1791051033"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-steven-lavoie.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}