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Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past

6 reviews
Rand Richards

Heritage House Publishers, 2001

Fun Stories and Neat Walks
This book provides 18 mapped walks through different neighborhoods in San Francisco, focusing on the history of the city, each walk taking about one to two hours, each one accompanied by detailed stories keyed to specific buildings or sites. For instance, the walk through Chinatown takes you to some of the tiny alleyways that used to be entrances to the innumerable bordellos in the region before ...

Historic San Francisco: A Concise History and Guide

7 reviews
Rand Richards

Heritage House Publishers, 2007

very good
This is a very well-written and entertaining history/guidebook to San Francisco. The chapter on the Barbary Coast is especially interesting, as are the anecdotes from San Francisco's early history. Far better than the bilge offered by Lonely Planet and Time Out.

Haunted San Francisco: Ghost Stories From the City's Past

2 reviews

Heritage House Publishers, 2004

Providing over two dozen spanning over 150 years
Rand Richards' Haunted San Francisco represents the first anthology of ghost stories completely set in San Francisco, providing over two dozen spanning over 150 years and including both literary writers and other popular writers of both fiction and non-fiction. The broad range of story styles, choices and settings will enhance the unusual San Francisco geographical locale, appealing to both San ...