Fascinating San Francisco (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419119354)

Fascinating San Francisco is a book written by Fred Brandt that provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the city of San Francisco. The book covers the history, culture, architecture, and landmarks of the city, making it an excellent resource for anyone interested in this iconic American city. The author delves into the city's past, highlighting important events and figures that have shaped San Francisco into the vibrant and diverse city it is today. The book is filled with stunning photographs that showcase the city's beauty, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the colorful neighborhoods of Chinatown and Haight-Ashbury. Whether you are a resident of San Francisco or a visitor, Fascinating San Francisco is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about this fascinating and unique city.The shops of the jewelers, who perform miracles of craftsmanship in gold fliagree and in jade, are especially interesting, the sensitive-fingered artisans working at benches set in the windows in full view of passersby. The meat and fish stalls, the apothecaries, the cobblers who work on the sidewalks, the lily and the bird vendors, the telephone exchange where Chinese girls operate the switchboard, the headquarters of the Six Companies, the Joss House and the Chinese theatre, spilled over into the Latin Quarter, are among the sights much written about by globe-trotting notetakers in the quarter.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Fred Brandt
ISBN-10: 1419119354
ISBN-13: 9781419119354
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2004
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.10d