They were San Franciscans

by Miriam Allen deFord

Hardcover, second printing, 1947. Very good condition in a dust jacket (plastic cover) with some edgewear, small stain on fore edge. A fine collection of fascinating biographies of San Francisco's most interesting and outstanding pioneers and citizens who contributed so much to their city and the state of California, reflecting the flavor of their times and the evolution of their city. Includes bios of James Lick, Sam Brannan, Tom Maguire, Henry George and Kate Kennedy, Asbury Harpending, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, Dennis Kearney and Burnette Haskell, Fremont Older, Albert Abrams, Ella May Clemmons, James J. Corbett, more. Hardcover, contains b/w illustrations, see photos 321pp. Rare in this printing and condition.

327 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

Miriam Allen deFord was a suffragette, feminist, and Fortean who became better known for her science-fiction, true crime, and mystery writing after the 1940s. Her short fiction has been widely anthologized; she also edited an anthology of stories mixing science fiction with mystery called Space, Time, and Crime.

She received the 1961 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in the category of Best Fact Crime book for The Overbury Affair, which involves events during the reign of James I of Britain.