by Thomas Cook, Nigel Tisdall · Ediciones Granica, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475774954
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«San Francisco» is the travel guide by Thomas Cook and Nigel Tisdall, published by Ediciones Granica in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
Practical guide dedicated to San Francisco. Its cover, with the Golden Gate as the featured image, anticipates a tour of the city's main attractions; the volume gathers information on places of interest, culture and history, as well as useful tips for planning the visit.
Part of the Thomas Cook Travellers collection; format 19 x 13 cm and 192 pages. Published in 1997.
For travelers preparing a visit to San Francisco who want a concise guide in Spanish.
Thomas Cook was the founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son. He was born into a poor family in Derbyshire and left school at the age of ten to start work as a gardener's boy. He served an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker before becoming an itinerant Baptist preacher. He was a supporter of the temperance movement and his first foray into tourism was a railway excursion to Loughborough for members of the Leicester Temperance Society in 1841. Following the success of this excursion, Cook, by now settled with his family in Leicester, began to organise tours further afield in the British Isles and, eventually, to the United States, Egypt and the Holy Land. In 1872, he went into business with his son as Thomas Cook & Son, with a head office in London. Following his retirement in 1878, he returned to Leicester and took an interest in the Baptist church and charitable work until his death. Cook is credited with having, through his all-inclusive tours, made travel and tourism accessible to a wider public.
