An Episode in the Moral History of San Francisco
by
Lately Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Originally published in 1962, this book tells the flamboyant story of Abe Ruef and San Francisco’s infamous era of graft.
In the year 1906, San Francisco was rocked by two calamitous earthquakes. Nature herself was responsible for one; a man named Ruef was responsible for the other.
Abraham...