San Francisco: An Informal Guide Ben Adams

From Nikita Khrushchev to the wide-eyed tourist, the visitor finds San Francisco the most colorful and cosmopolitan city in America. To them the cable cars, the flavor of the frontier, Chinatown, the beautiful Bay, the steep hills, the restaurants, the great stores and little shops, the flower stalls, the parks, the magnificent bridges-all weave a winning and unforgettable magic. Ben Adams brings the great-and yet small - city to life. He misses no detail (prices, telephone numbers, addresses) and yet he has written a,book so exciting that the person who has never visited the Coast will find it delightful reading. This book is for the traveler and for the native San Franciscan. In twelve chapters packed with information, Ben Adams tells of the city's history (its upheavals, social and natural), its colorful multinational people, its "characters" (from Emperor Norton to Lillie Hitchcock Coit), its artistic life, its surrounding areas. He tells where to shop, where to eat, where to go alone or with the family, where to go at night (from dusk to dawn), and where to stay for a day, a week, or a month-and what it will cost. All major tourist facilities are listed but throughout the emphasis is on the unusual, the offbeat, rather than the conventional and expensive. Included-are four easy-to-follow, keyed maps and a handy yet comprehensive index. Author Ben Adams is a San Francisco journalist who is also the author of successful books on Alaska and Hawaii. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге San Francisco: An Informal Guide (Ben Adams)