San Francisco - A History of the Pacific Coast Metropolis Volumes I and II


San Francisco - A History of the Pacific Coast Metropolis
Volumes I and II,
By John P. Young
Published 1918
473 + 496 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable


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“Although the period of active life of San Francisco has been a short
one, as historical periods go, it has been crowded with incident.
Enough of the latter could be found to present a vivid picture of the
career of the metropolis of the Pacific coast, but in this work
something more has been attempted than a mere recital of occurrences.

“It has been the purpose of the author to trace the causes of the
growth of the City, and to describe the manifold activities of its
citizens. In his effort to do so he has discovered an urgent necessity
for condensation, and the elimination of a vast quantity of material
at his command. Had he used a tithe of that placed at his disposal the
history would have attained enormous proportions.

“This data, provided by accommodating and zealous friends, to whom I
here wish to express my gratitude and obligations, is of a character
which would permit of the writing of many monographs with an amplitude
of detail which would perhaps make them more interesting to the
special reader than these two volumes will be to the public
generally.”
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