| San Francisco, 1846-1856: From Hamlet to City Contributor(s): Lotchin, Roger W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252066316 ISBN-13: 9780252066313 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 979.461 |
| LCCN: 96035482 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.44" W x 8.01" (1.08 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - San Francisco, California - Cultural Region - Northern California - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now back in print with a new introduction by the author, this is the classic study of America's most admired instant city, from its days as a sleepy Mexican village, through the Gold Rush and into its establishment as a major international port. Roger Lotchin examines the urbanizing influences in San Francisco and compares these to other urban centers, doing so against a colorful backdrop of opium dens and other sinful institutions. This "almost shamefully readable book" will be of "dramatic interest to anyone concerned with American history, American cities, or--more fundamentally--the American character." -- The New Republic "Comprehensive and absorbing. . . . Roger Lotchin's prose style is brilliant, his research staggering, and his conclusions thought-provoking. This is urban history at its best." -- Kenneth T. Jackson, Columbia University |