Download or read book The Beginnings of San Francisco written by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed and well-written history that encompasses not only San Francisco but Spanish exploration in the Southwest and the development of California in the first half of the 19th century. Cowan: "of great historical value."