Not your traditional guidebook, Secret San Francisco: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure will lead you to unlock the secrets and little-known stories behind the city's most enduring icons. You'll find directions to the real crookedest street, windmills, and an airport for flying boats. Along the way you'll encounter some bizarre and often hilarious history. International travel writer Ruth Wertzberger Carlson left no detail overlooked as she researched and wrote about her hometown. Her book will take you places locals would rather keep for themselves--that is, if they even know about them!
There will be a short presentation followed by a chance to score a signed copy of Carlson's popular guidebook and maybe some extra secrets to check out within the City By The Bay.
Not your traditional guidebook, Secret San Francisco: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure will lead you to unlock the secrets and little-known stories behind the city's most enduring icons. You'll find directions to the real crookedest street, windmills, and an airport for flying boats. Along the way you'll encounter some bizarre and often hilarious history. International travel writer Ruth Wertzberger Carlson left no detail overlooked as she researched and wrote about her hometown. Her book will take you places locals would rather keep for themselves--that is, if they even know about them!
There will be a short presentation followed by a chance to score a signed copy of Carlson's popular guidebook and maybe some extra secrets to check out within the City By The Bay.
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