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San Francisco: Yerba Buena : From the Beginning to the Gold Rush 1769-1849

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account of the early european visitors to San Francisco Bay, focusing on the area that became Yerba Buena, then San Francisco. The book ends with the discovery of gold in California, which signified the end of the villiage known as Yerba Buena. Imagine the green valleys of San Francisco, oak glens and cool creeks, a few barns and homes. Then imagine an influx of sailors, "Americans, Yankees, Spanish, French, Italians, Portuguese, English, Canadians, Irish, Scotch, Russians, Germans, Chinese, &c. Not a man was to be seen without a pistol and knife in his belt."

Another classic history book of the Bay Area, again this is not boring, although a lil complicated in terms of vocab used, def for an advanced reader so i def had some trouble but no doubt it was super interesting and worth the read, its one of those books you'll read again its that gd just keep a dictionary near you lol, seriously tho very gd book, very interesting, get it if you like history of the Bay!!