Historic Walks in San Francisco

Eighteen self-guided walking tours down city streets that will take you back in time, with colorful stories about the buildings along the way and the people associated with them. Brimming with insight and the odd fact, laced with humor and drama, this unique guidebook sheds new light on the history of one of America's renowned cities. Easy-to-follow maps, and dozens of historic photographs, many of them rarely seen.
Tales about such well-known figures as Jack London, Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant, the Emperor Norton, Lenny Bruce, and Janis Joplin, all of whom played roles in San Franciscp's vibrant history.
The author has also unearthed these lesser-known gems of the past:
Television was invented in San Francisco in 1927 by a Mormon farm boy.
Bull-versus-bear fights were held in the Mission District.
Cartoonist Rube Goldberg owned a brothel in Chinatown.
A peculiar artifact was found in an 1879 time capsule—and what is in the time capsule that will be opened in 2079.