A collection of writings about San Francisco by a fascinating array of authors, including Twain, Kipling, Kerouac, Wolfe, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Saroyan, Herb Caen, Amy Tan, Hunter S Thompson, and more. A few of the pieces are dreary or boring, but most are nice and some are quite wonderful. There are also some delightful surprises from lesser-knowns. But where's the piece from Dana?

Like San Francisco? Know someone who does, or who is looking forward to a trip there? This is for you.