Matthew Brady

A thoroughly enjoyable compilation of Matthew Brady’s columns from the San Francisco Independent, this volume will be a delight to those who love San Francisco and its history. Little vignettes of life in 19th century San Francisco made the city’s early days come alive for me. These aren’t stories of the rich and famous, but tales of the common man -- street life in the gold rush days and the decades after.

Brady’s prose is often a bit florid, but his humor and obvious love for his subjects shines through. A fine bibliography is provided for the scholarly, too.… (más)