San Francisco, 1846-1856

From Hamlet to City

By: Roger W. Lotchin

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Paperback | 16 March 1997 | Edition Number 2

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      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 colorful backdrop of opium dens and other sinful institutions.
      This "almost shamefully readable book" will be of "dramatic
        interest to anyone concerned with American history, American cities, or--more
        fundamentally--the American character." -- The New Republic
      "Comprehensive and absorbing. . . . Roger Lotchin's prose style
        is brilliant, his research staggering, and his conclusions thought-provoking.
        This is urban history at its best." -- Kenneth T. Jackson, Columbia
        University

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Introduction to the 1997 Edition
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the 1974 Edition
The Patterns and Chaos of Growth	p. 3
Urban Rivalries	p. 31
The Urban Economy	p. 45
Labor	p. 83
A Transient, Urban People	p. 100
Government in San Francisco	p. 136
Urban Problems	p. 164
The Structure of Politics	p. 213
The Revolution of 1856	p. 245
The Urban Context: Social Life Outdoors and In	p. 276
Urban Institutions	p. 303
Conclusion	p. 341
Notes	p. 351
Index	p. 397
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