Title: The story of new San Diego and of its founder Alonzo E. Horton /
Authors: MacPhail, Elizabeth C.
Publisher: San Diego Historical Society,
Year: 1979
Subjects: Horton, Alonzo E.,; Frontier and pioneer life California San Diego.; Cities and towns California San Diego History.; San Diego (Calif.) History.
Contents: The purchase, 1867 -- Davis' folly -- The man Horton -- The "paper" town -- Building a city from scratch, 1868-69 -- New Town becomes San Diego, 1870-71 -- The Scott boom and bust, 1871-73 -- Living on climate and great expectations, 1874-79 -- At last, a railroad! 1880-85 -- The big boom, 1886-88 -- The new subdivisions, 1887-88 -- In the wake of the boom, 1888-89 -- The not so gay nineties, 1890-99 -- The dawn of a new era, 1900-09