San Francisco Memoirs, 1835-1851: Eyewitness Accounts of the Birth of a City

by Malcolm E. Barker

In July 1846 San Francisco was a tranquil settlement of about 150 inhabitants. Three years later it was an international metropolis with more than 30,000 people thronging its streets. Recalled in this intriguing collection of personal anecdotes from those tumultuous times are the days when San Francisco Bay extended inland to Montgomery Street. Bears, wolves, and coyotes roamed the shore. The arrival of 238 Mormons more than doubled the town s population.

Genres: History

320 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 1994

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting account of the start of San Francisco from letters of actually real people living in SF in the beginning. Sometimes hard to read as words have changed since the letters were written.