Name/Title
PATHFINDERSEntry/Object ID
94.26.1.1Description
Book - "Pathfinders" by Robert Glass Cleland and edited by John Russell McCarthy (Los Angeles: Powell Publishing Company, 1929), 452 pages. A maroon colored hardcover book, without dustjacket, with gold lettering on the cover and spine. There are 14 illustrations and 3 maps. The book is about explorers, travelers, and adventurers who came to California in the Spanish and Mexican eras. Includes an appendix including the memoirs of Benjamin D. Wilson (given in an 1877 interview), who discussed the Rowland-Workman expedition of 1841 and other events involving William Workman. The book is in fair condition with discoloration, some spine and binding separation, and cover wear. There is a book pocket from the museum's research library on the fly leaf. The museum's library stamp is on the book edges and title page.Lexicon
Search Terms
Documentary Artifact, Books, Powell Publishing Company, Adventure and adventurers--California, California--History, Discovery and exploration--California, Explorers--California
