Color: Gold; Red
"A Short History of California," by Rockwell Dennis Hunt and Nellie van de Grift Sanchez (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1929), 671 pp. The red hardcover book has the title in red at the center of the front and in gold lettering on the spine. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher's name. The name of a former owner is handwritten in black ink on the front flypage. This is followed by a fold-out map; a title page; preface; table of contents; list of illustrations; and a list of maps. The book has its forty-five chapters divided into seven parts. These parts are entitled "The Torch of Civilization"; "The Spanish Pioneers"; "Under the Republic of Mexico"; "Acquisition by the United States"; "The Achievement of Social Order"; "A Commonwealth Growing in Greatness"; and "Political and Social Problems." At the back are five appendices and an index. A dustjacket for the book is in the collection and is item .2. The artifact is in good condition with only light abrasions, small stains, and a small tear on the cover fabric.
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