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San Francisco, 1846-1856: From Hamlet to City
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San Francisco, 1846-1856: From Hamlet to City Paperback - 1997

by Roger W. Lotchin


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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

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  • Title San Francisco, 1846-1856: From Hamlet to City
  • Author Roger W. Lotchin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 440
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois
  • Date 1997-04
  • ISBN 9780252066313 / 0252066316
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.01 x 5.44 x 1.02 in (20.35 x 13.82 x 2.59 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Northern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: San Francisco, California
  • Library of Congress subjects San Francisco (Calif.) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96035482
  • Dewey Decimal Code 979.461
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