More San Francisco Memoirs 1852-1899: The Ripening Years

Twenty-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.