Reminiscences and incidents. "The early days" of San Francisco ... 1845-1850
Author: John Henry Brown
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Published: 1949
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San Francisco Memoirs, 1835-1851
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Publisher: Great West Books
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780930235048
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn July 1846 San Francisco was a tranquil settlement of about 150 inhabitants. Three years later it was an international metropolis with more than 30,000 people thronging its streets. Recalled in this intriguing collection of personal anecdotes from those tumultuous times are the days when -- San Francisco Bay extended inland to Montgomery Street. -- Bears, wolves, and coyotes roamed the shore. -- The arrival of 238 Mormons more than doubled the town's population.
More San Francisco Memoirs, 1852-1899
Author: Malcolm E. Barker
Publisher: Great West Books
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780930235055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-eight men and women recall their experiences as the raw, newly born city of sandhills and gambling saloons matures into a metropolis of elegant homes and bustling factories. These voices from the past tell us of Life during the Civil War. -- Living under vigilante justice. -- Globe-trotting tourists on visits to Barbary Coast dives and the opium dens of Chinatown.
History of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851
Author: Mary Floyd Williams
Publisher: Berkeldy : University of California Press
Published: 1921
Total Pages: 572
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEarly Days of San Francisco, California
Author: John Henry Brown
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Published: 1949
Total Pages: 180
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 190
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 450
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Author: San Francisco Public Library
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKReminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco
Author: John H. Brown
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Published: 2011-03-03
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781613930373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author, John H. Brown, was English-born. He lived among the Cherokees, and in 1843, set out for the west coast. In this work, he describes his time spent at Sutter's Fort before moving to San Francisco, where he became a saloon keeper and hotel keeper. He describes San Francisco's people, the discovery of gold, business patterns of the area and also includes sketches of gamblers, gangs, miners and more. This publication, originally printed in 1886, also contains a map showing San Francisco's building lots and their occupants during this early period.
San Francisco Chinatown
Author: Philip Choy
Publisher: City Lights Publishers
Published: 2012-08-14
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0872865401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSan Francisco Chinatown is the first history of and guide to SF Chinatown written by someone born and raised there.
