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1881–1943
A San Francisco writer and historian, he brought the city's past to life in novels, essays, and local history. His work blends storytelling with a deep affection for the people and places of early California.

by Elizabeth Ashe, Katharine Butler, Henry Seidel Canby, Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt) Comer, Charles Caldwell Dobie, Madeleine Z. (Madeleine Zabriskie) Doty, H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight, John Galsworthy, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Zephine Humphrey, Mary Lerner, F. J. Louriet, E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas, Margaret Lynn, C. A. Mercer, Margaret Prescott Montague, E. (Edith) Nesbit, Anne Douglas Sedgwick, Dallas Lore Sharp, Margaret Pollock Sherwood, Ernest Starr, Amy Wentworth Stone, Arthur Russell Taylor

by Charles Caldwell Dobie

by Charles Caldwell Dobie
Born in 1881 and educated at the University of California, Charles Caldwell Dobie became known for writing that was closely tied to San Francisco and the history of California. He wrote fiction as well as historical and regional pieces, and he spent much of his career exploring the character, legends, and everyday life of the city he loved.
Dobie is especially remembered for books that helped preserve older San Francisco at a time when the city was changing quickly. His writing often mixed careful historical interest with a warm, readable style, making local history feel vivid rather than distant.
He died in 1943, but his work still appeals to readers interested in California's past and in writers who captured a strong sense of place. For anyone drawn to San Francisco stories, his books offer both atmosphere and historical charm.