Name/Title
"A History of California And An Extended History of its Southern Coast Counties," Volume OneEntry/Object ID
2008.394.1.1Description
"A History of California And An Extended History of its Southern Coast Counties," Volume One, J[ames]. M[iller]. Guinn (2 vols., Los Angeles: Historic Record Company,) 1907. The two volume set includes volume one consisting of chapters covering about 500 pages on native Americans; Spanish exploration and colonization; the Mexican era; the American conquest; the Gold Rush; crime, filibustering, agriculture; the Civil War years; commerce; railraods; "The Indian Question;" politics; education; northern California cities; San Diego; Los Angeles County; several chapters on Los Angeles; Pasadena and Long Beach; the San Gabriel Valley; seaside towns near Los Angeles; and the counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside. The remainder of the volume and volume two covers biographical sketches of persons who paid to be included, including Walter P. Temple and William H. Workman. There is also a photograph of F. P. F. Temple. With edge rubbing, red rot, scratches and abrasions to the boards, but generally clean pages, the condition is fair.Lexicon
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California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.
