San Francisco: A Cultural History

by Mick Sinclair

Book Overview

Within a generation San Francisco grew from an isolated Mexican trading post with more hills than people into America's major Pacific Coast city. Shaped by entrepreneurs, eccentrics, and visionaries, it became renowned for accommodating those who dared to be different. People as diverse as William Randolph Hearst, Lillie Coit, Carol Doda, Jerry Garcia, and Harvey Milk have thrived in San Francisco's permissive environment as it evolved into one of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156656817X
• ISBN13: 9781566568173
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"