Name/Title
"CALIFORNIA: ITS HISTORY AND ROMANCE"Entry/Object ID
2002.44.1.1Description
Color: Green
"California: Its History and Romance," by John Steven McGroarty (Twelfth ed., Los Angeles: Grafton Publishing Company,) 1928. The 393-page book, originally published in 1911, has a green grained hardcover with the partial title "California" and author's name in gold embossed lettering on the front and the full title, author's last name, and publishing company's name on the spine. The work, illustrated with some black-and-white photographs, contains chapters on the physical landscape of the state; origins of its European history; the Missions; Monterey as capital; the Spanish and Mexican eras; the Bear Flag revolt; the Gold Rush; the American conquest; and what the author calls "The Five Miracles," constituting the Missions, the Central Pacific Railroad, water reclamation from the desert; the rebuilding of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire; and the Owens River aqueduct. Appendices include a listing of California counties; the story of the "Pious Fund" concerning the Missions; John C. Fremont's famous ride during the American conquest; Junipero Serra's walk across California; the state seal; El Camino Real; Serra's grave; and a list of members of San Francisco's vigilance committee of 1851. In good condition, the covers have corner abrasions and dents; fading of spine lettering; and some brittleness, darkening, and wear on a few pages.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Books, Grafton Publishing Company, California--History