Folsom’s Simon Read has published a new book, detailing the amazing details surrounding the founding of the San Francisco Chronicle. War of Words (Union Square Press / May 5, 2009 / $24.95) takes us back to a time when the newspaper business was literally a matter of life and death, and the term “circulation war” might mean physical violence. Read will be signing copies of his book on Thursday at Barnes & Noble at Arden Faire.
