Land's End

by Kevin Starr

First edition. Complex narrative creates a mythical history of San Francisco. Sebastian Collins, a winemaker and scholar of the Baroque, joins forces with others to create a center for the book and the arts. Information on libraries and characters such as Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson make an appearance. x , 854 pages. dust jacket.. cloth-backed boards.

580 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Kevin Starr was an American historian, best-known for his multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "America and the California Dream".