Historic San Francisco: A Concise History and Guide
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No American city has a more colorful history than San Francisco. In this unique book, author Rand Richards not only provides a vivid narrative of this special city from its very beginnings all the way... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1879367009
ISBN13:9781879367005
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:Heritage House Publishers
Length:300 Pages
Weight:1.02 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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Architecture Arts, Music & Photography California History Pacific San Francisco State & Local Travel WestCustomer Reviews
5 ratings
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
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Extremely good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I really can't recommend this book enough. Mr Richards is a fine writer who breathes life into San Francisco's history using an array of colouful (and often hilarious) anecdotes. I've read a number of other books on the the bay area's history and for sheer enjoyment this stands head-and-shoulders above the rest.
Solid, concise review of an amazing city's history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
If you don't have an affection for San Francisco history, you should have one after reading this short book. While I would have appreciated a few more anecdotes about San Francisco in this book, I really appreciated the breadth of history it was able to convey -- and in a reasonable length. Highly recommended.
very good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a very well-written and entertaining history/guidebook to San Francisco. The chapter on the Barbary Coast is especially interesting, as are the anecdotes from San Francisco's early history. Far better than the bilge offered by Lonely Planet and Time Out.
Fantastic San Francisco History....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book is a hybrid between a history book and a guide book. Each chapter historically chronicles a meaningful period of time betweensignificant milestones (i.e. the goldrush of 1849 or the earthquake of 1906). Following each chapter is a guide to monuments, landmarks, and musuems that have items pertaining to the preceding information.There is a fair amount of illustrations and photographs and the writing style of Rand Richards is very readable. I highly recommend this book to anybody living in or planning to visit the San Francisco bay area.
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