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By recounting actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy.
A San Francisco cable-car story about civic action
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A San Francisco cable-car story about civic action
Set against San Francisco’s effort to keep its cable cars running, Maybelle the Cable Car draws on actual events to connect a transportation story with a broader idea: people can make their voices heard through democracy. The subject gives young readers a concrete way into questions of community decision-making, with the cable cars themselves at the center of the book’s historical setting.
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By recounting actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy.
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