1891 BEAUTIFUL 1ed History of California GOLD Mines Santa Barbara Mexico Indians

1891 BEAUTIFUL 1^ed History of California GOLD Mines Santa Barbara Mexico Indians

“A Memorial and Biographical History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California” is a late 19^th-century historical study on the American West and the establishment of California cities, counties, and important figures. This work was part of the Lewis Publishing Company’s illustrated historical series on the American West called, “Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World.” Collectively written by a variety of anonymous authors, these pictorial works of history provided exhaustive descriptions of various major cities, counties, prominent figures, and notable events. Each work in the series includes a collection of engraved plates depicting the described contents.

This 1891 volume, compiled by Yda Addis Storke, focuses on the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura and describes the California railroad systems, Indian and Mexican wars, gold mining, and the history of San Francisco!

Item number: #23698

Price: $599

STORKE, Yda Addis

A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California. Illustrated.

Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co, 1891. First Edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • vii, [1], 9-677, [1]
  • 10 illustrations, including 4 portraits
• Language: English
• Provenance: Handwritten – Mary M Miller
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~ 10.75in X 8.75in (27.5cm x 22cm)

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