nThe critically acclaimed, San Francisco Chronicle bestseller--a gripping story of the strife and tragedy that led to San Franciscos ultimate rebirth and triumph. nSalon founder David Talbot chronicles the cultural history of San Francisco and from the late 1960s to the early 1980s when figures such as Harvey Milk, Janis Joplin, Jim Jones, and Bill Walsh helped usher from backwater city to thriving metropolis.n