Little Known Tales in San Francisco History

by Alton Pryor

Book Overview

San Francisco grew from a tiny burg of 1,000 persons in 1848 to its present-day population of 825,863. The city was founded in 1776 when Spain built a fort at the site of Golden Gate Park.After World War II, San Francisco became a magnet for America's counter-culture. Hippies flocked to Haight-Ashbury in 1960 and peaked out with the Summer of Love in 1967.San Francisco's China Town is the oldest and largest in North America. The city's famous cable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692244786
• ISBN13: 9780692244784
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Stagecoach Publishing
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"