San Francisco |
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| Author:
| Hoopes, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4680-4384-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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This is San Francisco, 1847-1850, a chronicle of the birth of this fabled city of gold, actual persons and events, interwoven with the story of Valerian, the abandoned recluse of Mission Dolores, and Sonny Wells, eastern lawyer turned gambler. The legendary moment when the pueblo grew from 400 citizens to a metropolis of 100,000 in a two years, when it became overnight the richest, most extravagant, exciting city on Earth.
This is San Francisco, 1847-1850, a chronicle of the birth of this fabled city of gold, actual persons and events, interwoven with the story of Valerian, the abandoned recluse of Mission Dolores, and Sonny Wells, eastern lawyer turned gambler. The legendary moment when the pueblo grew from 400 citizens to a metropolis of 100,000 in a two years, when it became overnight the richest, most extravagant, exciting city on Earth.