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A Short History of San Francisco

A Short History of San Francisco

Paperback

General SociologyRegional: WestWest

Publisher Price: $26.95

ISBN10: 1647792258
ISBN13: 9781647792251
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: Apr 7 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
When British explorer George Vancouver arrived at the San Francisco presidio in 1792, he described it as resembling a compound for cattle--hardly the opulent outpost he had expected of Spanish California. Today San Francisco is a bustling metropolis with picturesque neighborhoods, dramatic engineering feats such as the Golden Gate Bridge, and innovative tech companies. How did we get here? To answer that question, A Short History of San Francisco moves from the first Ohlone settlements to the Spanish missions and Gold Rush mansions, to the glaring inequalities of the Gilded Age and the turbulent labor politics of the early and mid-twentieth century, to the birth of the counterculture and the rise of the tech companies that now define the region. Concise yet packed with information, this book is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the city at the Golden Gate.

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