No American city has a more colorful history than San Francisco. In this unique book, author Rand Richards not only provides a vivid narrative of this special c

Eighteen self-guided walking tours down city streets that will take you back in time, with colorful stories about the buildings along the way and the people ass

In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip

Winner of the American Book Award San Francisco Chinatown is the first book of its kind—an "insider's guide" to one of America's most celebrated ethnic enclav

Reclaiming San Francisco is an anthology of fresh appraisals of the contrarian spirit of the city-a spirit "resistant to authority or control." The official sto