San Francisco: Presidio, Port and Pacific Metropolis. By
Robert W. Cherny and William Issel. San Francisco: Boyd & Fraser Publishing
Company, 1981. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. 129 pages. $4.95.
In this brief book in the "Golden State Series" the authors have provided the
best starting point—for both general reader and scholar—for examining the
history of San Diego's smaller sister city to the north. They have
carefully synthesized the literature available and provided many insights into
their subject. They have interwoven political, social, economic and cultural
history into an informative picture of San Francisco from its origins until
recent times.
