The Magnificent Rogues of San Francisco: A Gallery of Fakers

The Magnificent Rogues of San Francisco: A Gallery of Fakers and Frauds, Rascals and Robber Barons, Scoundrels and Scalawags

Get ready to meet twenty of the most interesting, bizarre, colorful, and unforgettable characters to be found in the annals of the most interesting, bizarre, colorful, and unforgettable city in the world.

Historian Charles F. Adams brings each personality to vivid life, describing in fascinating detail their strange contributions to the first century of San Franciscoâ€™s history.

These men and women either lived lives of profound rascality or, in notable lapses from propriety, committed reprehensible acts inconsistent with their more sedate reputations.

They include:

â€¢ Talbot Green, the man who gave a street the wrong name.
â€¢ Shanghai Kelly, who supplied many a ship with a crew.
â€¢ Joshua Norton, the madman who became emperor.
â€¢ Harry Meiggs, the speculator who invented North Beach.
â€¢ The â€œnotoriousâ€ Isaiah C. Woods.
â€¢ The reclusive philanthropist James Lick.
â€¢ William C. Ralston, the banker who went for a swim.
â€¢ Charles Crocker, who tried to fence out his neighbor.
â€¢ David Terry, the judge who shot a senator.
â€¢ Charles de Young, the publisher who shot a preacher.
â€¢ Charles E. Boles, the gentleman who became Black Bart.
â€¢ Little Pete, the evil king of Chinatown.
â€¢ The conniving Mammy Pleasant and her â€œhouse of mystery.â€
â€¢ Ambrose Bierce, the writer everyone loved to hate.
â€¢ â€œFirebelleâ€ Lillie Coit.
â€¢ Boss Abe Ruef.
â€¢ Albert Abrams, â€œthe father of electronic medicine.â€
â€¢ The beautiful, but scandalous Amy Crocker.
â€¢ James Flood and his secret.
â€¢ Sally Stanford, the famous madam who later became a mayor.

Each, in his or her way, added to the patina of notoriety enjoyed worldwide by the City by the Bay.

Country	USA
Author	Charles F. Adams
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781618090553
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	The Write Thought
Manufacturer	The Write Thought
NumberOfPages	336
PublicationDate	2012-06-20
Publisher	The Write Thought
ReleaseDate	2012-06-20
Studio	The Write Thought

The Magnificent Rogues of San Francisco: A Gallery of Fakers and Frauds, Rascals and Robber Barons, Scoundrels and Scalawags

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