When the water came up to Montgomery Street
Subtitle: San Francisco during the Gold Rush
By: by Charles A. Fracchia ; illustration research and production by Jim Smith.
Publisher: Donning Co. Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Virginia Beach, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781578645862
Subjects: City and town life -- California -- San Francisco -- History; Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- San Francisco; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works; California -- Gold discoveries; San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; San Francisco (Calif.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
Genres: Pictorial works
Notes: "Sponsored by San Francisco Museum and Historical Society."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159).
Table of contents: title: Before there was gold; title: The discovery of gold; title: Gold begets a city, 1849-1853; title: The perilous years, 1854-1859.