San Francisco Childhood Book cover

“John van der Zee has collected magic memories of some of the lucky children of San Francisco.” --Herbert Gold, author of Fathers

Grizzly Peak Announces Publication of

San Francisco Childhood

Grizzly Peak Press
350 Berkeley Park Blvd
Kensington, CA 94707
Phone: 925-465-7520
www.grizzlypeakpress.com
 
Contact: Jillian Mosley
Phone Number: 510.776.5784
staff@lindensmallpress.com
 
About Grizzly Peak:
Grizzly Peak Press is a Kensington, California based independent press publishing the works of Bay Area authors.

Edited and with an Introduction by
John van der Zee

These tales range from poignant to wry to charmingly funny, demonstrating the idiosyncratic nature that is our every San Franciscan.

Included are works featuring:

  • Robert Frost
  • Jerry Garcia
  • Isadora Duncan
 
  • Joe DiMaggio
  • Ansel Adams
  • Margaret Cho
 
  • Carl Nolte
  • Maya Angelou
  • Carol Channing and more…

“As a child of the City myself, I find John van der Zee’s San Francisco Childhood a captivating read. He depicts a city defined by change, narrating a cultural evolution through the fresh perspective of youth. Each essay and interview reveals an intimate chapter in the City’s history, reminding us how—through constant reinvention—San Francisco became what it is today.”
– Dianne Feinstein, US Senator, former Mayor of San Francisco

John van der Zee, author of Canyon and The Gate, has gathered together a delightful collection of stories by San Francisco natives, both luminaries and just plain folks.

San Francisco Childhood is available at Amazon.com and at fine independent book stores and specialty shops throughout the Bay Area and the country. For bulk gift purchases, please contact our staff (minimum 10 books) or go to www.lindensmallpress.com.