Main entry:

Lotchin, Roger W.

Title & Author:

San Francisco, 1846-1856 : from hamlet to city / Roger W. Lotchin.

Edition:

Illini books ed.

Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1997.

Description:

xl, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1974. (The urban life in America series).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-396) and index.
Foreword / Richard C. Wade -- I. The Patterns and Chaos of Growth -- II. Urban Rivalries -- III. The Urban Economy -- IV. Labor -- V.A Transient, Urban People -- VI. Government in San Francisco -- VII. Urban Problems -- VIII. The Structure of Politics -- IX. The Revolution of 1856 -- X. The Urban Context: Social Life Outdoors and In -- XI. Urban Institutions.

Summary:

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 diverse backdrop of vigilantes, opium dens, and other unforgettable institutions.

ISBN:

0252066316 (acid-free paper)
9780252066313 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

San Francisco (Calif.) History 19th century.
California San Francisco.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 200037
Call No.: F869.S357 L6 1997
Status: Available