- “Sails on the horizon: the great age of sail at San Francisco’s Golden Gate”
- “San Francisco: Portrait of a City: 1846-1982”
- “San Francisco’s Golden Gate: from the days of Drake to the building of the Golden Gate Bridge”
- “In the Shadow of the Golden Gate”
- “Sausalito: A history of a unique community in the shadow of the Golden Gate”
- “Sausalito: A pictorial history”
- “The Golden Gate: Bridge to the world”
- “The Bay Region”
- “The Great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906”
- “Earthquake”
- “Death of the Golden Gate: Disaster by design”
- “The California Connection: A guide to the golden state’s historic hotels and inns, parks, museums and restaurants”
Essays and Reports
- “Bay Area Studies: An Analysis of the State of Knowledge and Needs for Future Research” (1990)
- “Historic preservation in the San Francisco Bay Area” (1988)
- “The Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906: Implications for Modern Seismic Safety” (1986)
- “Bay Area Transportation Planning: A Historical Perspective” (1985)
- “The Early History of San Francisco: A Bibliographical Essay” (1984)
- “The Impact of the Gold Rush on San Francisco: A Case Study in Rapid Urbanization” (1983)
- “The Golden Gate Bridge: A Symbol of Western Achievement” (1982)
- “San Francisco: A City of Contrasts” (1981)
- “The Growth of the San Francisco Bay Area: A Historical Perspective” (1980)
- “The Role of the University in the Urban Environment: A Case Study of the University of California, Berkeley” (1979)