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Charles Caldwell Dobie (1881–1943)

Autor de San Francisco: A Pageant

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Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1881-03-15
Fecha de fallecimiento
1943-01-11
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
San Francisco, California, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento
San Francisco, California, USA
Lugares de residencia
San Francisco, California, USA
Relaciones
Dobie, Clarence W. (brother)
Biografía breve
Charles Caldwell Dobie was born in San Francisco March 15, 1881, and unlike many California writers who went East after their first success, he continued to live in his native city. He attended local schools and, because of the death of his father and the necessity of contributing to family support, he never went beyond grammar school in formal education. He went into insurance work, starting as an errand boy and eventually becoming office manager. When he was nineteen he joined a class in short story writing inaugurated by W. C. Morrow, the noted journalist and writer. Under his direction, Dobie learned the short story craft. Writing in his spare time, he worked for ten years without selling a line. In October 1910 his first story was published in the San Francisco Argonaut. In 1916 he resigned his insurance position to devote full time to writing. Thereafter he became a regular contributor to leading magazines, including Smart Set, Harper's, Scribner's and Pictorial Review. Many of his stories were selected for inclusion in "best short story" anthologies, notably the Edward J. O'Brien and O. Henry memorial collections. His first novel, The Blood Red Dawn, was published in 1920. Other novels include Broken to the Plow (ca. 1921), Less than Kin (1926) and Portrait of a Courtesan (1934). In addition, he wrote from time to time, a number of newspaper columns, the most famous of which was "The Caliph in San Francisco," appearing in the San Francisco Bulletin, 1925-1926. The books which permanently identified him in the public mind with San Francisco were San Francisco: A Pageant (1933) and San Francisco's Chinatown (1936). Dobie died in his home in San Francisco on January 11, 1943.

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Hardback, illustrations Suydam, E. H.
 
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BruceJudd | Jan 21, 2023 |
This is not a history of San Francisco, nor is it really an overview. The first half of the book presents vignettes from the history of the city, from the founding of the first settlement to some of the rowdiness of city during the gold rush era and beyond. Obviously since the book was written in the 1930s a 21st century reader will not be able to find the entire history, but what is there is enjoyable.

The second half is filled with impressions of the various neighborhoods and parts of the city. The difficulty for the modern reader is that the author writes these chapters in an impressionistic style that assumes that the reader is somewhat familiar with a 1930s San Francisco. The writing itself is pleasant and flowing, but often the reader wouldn't be able to really get a true mental picture of the area being described. Still, if you can overlook this, there is a great pleasure in the reading.

The illustrations are fantastic and alone would make a purchase worthwhile if you don't have to pay much for the book. Overall the book has a great charm to it and is definitely worth a look.
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jztemple | Apr 15, 2016 |

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Miembros
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Popularidad
#277,520
Valoración
½ 3.3
Reseñas
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ISBNs
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