San Francisco Childhood, Memories of a Great City Seen Through the Eyes of Its Children

John van der Zee, author of Canyon and the bestseller The Gate , has gathered together a delightful collection of stories by San Francisco natives, both luminaries and just plain folks. The tales range from poignant to wry to charmingly funny, demonstrating the idiosyncratic nature that is our every San Franciscan.

San Francisco Childhood forms a magical portrait of what it means to grow up in The City. Included in the book are works featuring: Ansel Adams Robert Frost Isadora Duncan Frank Norris Carl Nolte James J. Corbett Robert McNamara Mae Ngai Joe DiMaggio Maya Angelou Gus Lee John Patrick Diggins Kevin J. Mullen Robert Carson Rube Goldberg Jerry Garcia Carol Channing Anne Lamott Margaret Cho Anita Loos Ernest Lageson Sean Wilsey Lincoln Mitchell TAD John van der Zee