by Anatole France
Part I--The Log
December 24, 1849.
I had put on my slippers and my dressing-gown. I wiped away a tear with
which the north wind blowing over the quay had obscured...
By Hubert Howe Bancroft
Some Cities and San Francisco
There had been some discussion as to improving and beautifying the city
of San Francisco prior to the catastrophe of April 18t...