Tales of San Francisco: Comprising 'San Francisco Is Your Home, ' 'San Francisco Kaleidoscope, ' 'The Streets of San Francisco'

by Samuel Dickson

Book Overview

Seventy-two colorful stories about the men and women, the places and events that have contributed to San Francisco's flamboyant history are included in this one-volume edition of Samuel Dickson's three popular books, San Francisco Is Your Home, San Francisco Kaleidoscope, and The Streets of San Francisco.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804720975
• ISBN13: 9780804720977
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"

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Stories by and about Historical San Francisco

Contents Include: Part I: THE DAYS OF GOLD * Sam Brannan * Biscaccianti * Fire * The Fire Companies * The Bella Union * Jim Savage * Lord Charlie Fairfax * James Lick * Adah Isaacs Menken * The Tragic Tragedian Part II: THE COMSTOCK, THE RAILROAD, AND CHAMPAGNE * Adolph Sutro * Black Bart * Nob Hill * 'Fiibuster' Walker * Lotta Crabtree * Minstrels * Emperor Norton Part III: THE END OF THE CENTURY * Lucky Baldwin * David Belasco * R.L.S. * Ina Coolbrith * Ambrose Bierce * George Sterling * Jane Lathrop Stanford Part IV: THE CITY COMES OF AGE * The Color of the City * John McLaren * Mardikian and Food * The Earthquake * Sadakichi Hartmann * 'The Cool, Grey City' BOOK TWO - SAN FRANCISCO KALEIDOSCOPE Part I: GOLDEN DAYS OF YOUTH * Henry Meiggs * Lord George Gordon * William Leidesdorff * Tom Maguire * Stephen J. Field * Catharine Hayes * Charles and Bella Cora * Madame Anna Bishop Part 2: THE ADOLESCENT CITY * Bummer and Lazarus * Ralston and the Subtreasury * Asbury Harpending * The Great Diamond Hoax * The Cable Cars * Shanghai Kelly * E Clampus Vitus * Don Alfredo Robinson * The Crocker Spite Fence Part 3: SALAD DAYS * Isadora Duncan * Memories * Toby Rosenthal * Night Life * Tivoli Opera House * The Seven Ages of Man * Frank Norris * Portrait Album * Secundino and Maria Robles * 2409 Scott Street * St. Mary's Square BOOK 3: THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO Part 1: THE PEOPLE OF THE STREETS * Tetrazzini * Giovanni, Friedman, and Jim Lee * David Josephi * Mad San Franciscans Part 2: TYCOONS AND BOHEMIANS * Robert Dollar * 'Tad' * William O'Brien * Arnold Genthe * The Dusty 'Nineties * Oliver Morosco Part 3: DREAMERS AND REALISTS * Jack London * Arthur Putnam * Sol Bloom * The Streets of San Francisco