George Cory and Douglass Cross wrote just one hit song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." They were unknown before they wrote it--and were unknown after it became a standard. Their lives were a tangle. They eked out a meager living in San Francisco and Brooklyn for 15 years before Tony Bennett serendipitously came across the song, which had languished. His recording revived his career and made the songwriters rich. Wealth didn't beget happiness. The duo broke up. Cross drank himself to death. Cory died from drinking as well (widely believed to be a suicide). In 2016, San Francisco dedicated a monument to the city's official song in front of the iconic Fairmont Hotel--a statue of Tony Bennett.

Roman om filippinere i USA som prøver at være mere amerikanske end amerikanerne

Society of pioneers among the gold seekers of 1849 who returned to New England. In 1890, a group of about 80 pioneers with family and friends for a total of 149 made a train excursion across the country to re-visit California.

Poole Foreee and Poole (authors of several dozen travel guidebooks) provide star-rated reviews of San Francisco's top 200 restaurants and more than 50 of the city's best lodgings. The guide also features candid reviews and helpful tips about San Francisco's best attractions, arts, night life, shopping areas, and recreation opportunities. Advice is offered for day trips into Berkeley, the Wine Country, Marin County, and other areas. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This classic guide points visitors to all Northern California has to offer--from pastoral wine country to mountains and coastlines. Maps.