1849, to the early years of the 20th century, an earlier history of this city than most of us are aware of these days. Largely focused on the period from Oakland's founding, ca. Very readable and informative, with many excellent photos. 1, Missions and Colonization, page 874' in his publication 'The Colonial History of the City of San Francisco' went up in flames in the 1906 Earthquake and Fire (they were stored in City Hall which burned to the ground)." They went on to suggest this letter might be in some Mexican governmental archives they have on microfilm, and that while I was welcome to register as a researcher to access them, they are very poorly-organized and finding this letter would be "one very long and arduous research project." The library did respond! They said, "the original documents cited by Dwinelle, 'California Archives, Vol. Insulting San Francisco must have a bulletproof citation! Somewhere someone is having a good laugh, but hope springs eternal. My hope is that they will be so delighted that someone sought the services of a librarian to find information that they will leap at the chance to help. 1, Missions and Colonization, page 874." I went so far as to write the Bancroft Library asking for more information. but where is the original? Surely Don Piedro didn't write this letter in English, and I can't find this "California Archives, Vol. She cites Dwinelle's "The Colonial History of the City of San Francisco" ("Dwindle" in her citation, ugh), which quotes the good Don as describing SF thusly: "I am convinced that the worst place or situation in California is that of San Francisco for the establishment of such a villa." So, in addition to misspelling Dwinelle's name, she misquoted the work. 4 Bagwell quotes one Piedro de Alberni, who, upon surveying the current site of San Francisco as a possible location for the Villa de Branciforte, supposedly called it "the worst place or location in California." It's almost too good to check, but I had to try because I am who I am. Jute (n): a cheap fiber used for string and fabric produced from plants in the genus Corchorus.
There was no mention of Occupy Oakland, the Knowland Park debacle, Oscar Grant, etc. The other thing this book could use is an expanded epilogue! The one in this edition is wonderful, but I desire more. If anyone from the Oakland Heritage Alliance is reading this, I hereby volunteer to give the third edition a re-read with a red pen (I'll do a better job than I do with my Goodreads reviews, promise).
Typos were legion and punctuation seemed applied at random. Supposedly the authoritative history of the city I've called home for over a decade, this book was certainly amusing and informative, but I have to say at the outset, the editing was horrendous.
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