Review: Ronald G. Fick, ed., 'San Francisco Is No More': The Letters of Antoine Borel, Jr., 1905-1906. San Mateo, California: Wilmac Press, 1963, 32 pp.

Authors

Leo Schelbert

Keywords

San Francisco earthquake, history, Swiss immigrants

Abstract

Although not a recent publication, this rare and little known work deserves to be featured. Some time ago the Arthur H. Clark Company offered Number 18 of the 200 printed copies for sale; the little book is beautifully crafted, signed by the printer J. Wilson McKenney, and reproduces on the front cover a letter in facsimile that was written by Borel on Tuesday, April 24, 1906, right after the devastating earthquake. The work contains a photograph of Antoine Borel, Jr. (1879-1958), an elevenpage, carefully annotated introduction, six letters of Borel to his parents who were at that time in Europe, five pages of notes, and a two-page bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Schelbert, Leo (1983) "Review: Ronald G. Fick, ed., 'San Francisco Is No More': The Letters of Antoine Borel, Jr., 1905-1906. San Mateo, California: Wilmac Press, 1963, 32 pp.," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 19: Iss. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol19/iss3/6