Circles of Delight: Classic Carousels of San Francisco

By Aaron Shepard

Quite by chance, San Francisco has become one of the carousel capitols of the world. It today hosts carousels from all three of the most important historic American carousel makers -- the only city anywhere with that distinction! What's more, each carousel has been restored close to its original condition. 
 
"Circles of Delight" celebrates the beauty and diversity of these traditional, hand-carved wood carousels of the Golden Gate City. With its vibrant photos and informative profiles, it is bound to delight carousel lovers of all ages. 
 
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Aaron Shepard is an independent writer and photographer. He has been entranced by carousels since childhood -- but his love and interest were rekindled when his wife, Anne L. Watson, wrote a novel about a young carousel restorer. When a business trip brought them to San Francisco in April 2004, Aaron spent three days photographing the city's carousels, giving him the photos for this book. He currently lives in Bellingham, Washington. 
 
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"Filled with beautiful photography. . . . You will treasure this book." -- Bette Largent, President, National Carousel Association
 
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CONTENTS
 
San Francisco Zoo Carousel
 
Yerba Buena Gardens Carousel
 
Golden Gate Park Carousel
 
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shepard Publications
• Release date: Apr 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9781620352472

Aaron Shepard

Aaron Shepard has written award-winning short fiction and has been published in a number of Canadian literary journals, including the Fiddlehead and PRISM International. His personal essay “Edge of the Herd” appears in the anthology Nobody’s Father: Life Without Kids. He is a graduate of the University of Victoria’s MFA in Creative Writing program, and has served on the fiction board of the Malahat Review. An avid outdoorsman, Aaron enjoys hiking, camping, birdwatching, and cross-country skiing in his spare time. When is a Man is his debut novel. Follow Aaron on Twitter at @AaronWhen.

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CIRCLES OF DELIGHT

Classic Carousels of San Francisco

By

Aaron 

Shepard

Shepard Publications

Friday Harbor, Washington

Copyright © 2016, 2017 by

Aaron 

Shepard

Ebook Version 2.0

Cover and title page photos: San Francisco Zoo Carousel

Aaron Shepard is an independent writer and photographer. He has been entranced by carousels since childhood — but his love and interest were rekindled when his wife, Anne L. Watson, wrote a novel about a young carousel restorer. When a business trip brought them to San Francisco in April 2004, Aaron spent three days photographing the city’s carousels, giving him the photos for this book. He currently lives in Friday Harbor, Washington.

For Anne and Mirai

Quite by chance, San Francisco has become one of the carousel capitols of