Twenty-eight men and women recall their experiences as the raw, newly born city matures into a metropolis of elegant homes and bustling factories. These voices from the past tell us of life during the Civil War, living under vigilante justice, and globe-trotting tourists on visits to Barbary Coast dives and the opium dens of Chinatown.
Twenty-eight men and women recall their experiences as the raw, newly born city matures into a metropolis of elegant homes and bustling factories. These voices from the past tell us of life during the Civil War, living under vigilante justice, and globe-trotting tourists on visits to Barbary Coast dives and the opium dens of Chinatown.
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