Discover Historic California
Title | Discover Historic California PDF eBook |
Author | George Roberts |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Automobile travel |
ISBN | 9781889786292 |
Sixth edition of popular travel guide to historic sites throughout California. Directions, photos and descriptive text on over 1800 places to visit by region, including all the State Historic Landmarks. Endorsed by the California Office of Historic Preservation.
Discover Historic California
Title | Discover Historic California PDF eBook |
Author | George Roberts |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 578 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781889786032 |
This revised edition updates the contact information and addresses for over 1800 places to visit and explore--from ghost towns to missions, to stage stops, and to noteworthy museums. Complete with historical descriptions and 77 detailed maps.
Discover Historic California
Title | Discover Historic California PDF eBook |
Author | George Roberts |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 329 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | California |
ISBN | 9780937799000 |
HIST SPOTS OLD EDN
Title | HIST SPOTS OLD EDN PDF eBook |
Author | Hero Eugene Rensch |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | 686 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9780804700795 |
"Now in a one-volume revised edition, this encyclopedia of California historical information remains an ideally practical reference to the state."--From the dust-jacket front flap.
A Natural History of California
Title | A Natural History of California PDF eBook |
Author | Allan A. Schoenherr |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 784 |
Release | 1992-12-16 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520069218 |
Includes introductory chapters on basic ecology and geology to familiarize the reader with the climate, rocks, soil, plants, and animals in each distinctive region of California and shows how the state's natural history is uniquely interwoven with its human history.
California
Title | California PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Starr |
Publisher | Modern Library |
Total Pages | 418 |
Release | 2007-03-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 081297753X |
“A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects.”—The Economist From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, the Golden State’s premier historian distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one splendid volume. Kevin Starr covers it all: Spain’s conquest of the native peoples of California in the early sixteenth century and the chain of missions that helped that country exert control over the upper part of the territory; the discovery of gold in January 1848; the incredible wealth of the Big Four railroad tycoons; the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906; the emergence of Hollywood as the world’s entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development; the role of labor, both organized and migrant, in key industries from agriculture to aerospace. In a rapid-fire epic of discovery, innovation, catastrophe, and triumph, Starr gathers together everything that is most important, most fascinating, and most revealing about our greatest state. Praise for California “[A] fast-paced and wide-ranging history . . . [Starr] accomplishes the feat with skill, grace and verve.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Kevin Starr is one of california’s greatest historians, and California is an invaluable contribution to our state’s record and lore.”—MarIa ShrIver, journalist and former First Lady of California “A breeze to read.”—San Francisco
Historic Spots in California
Title | Historic Spots in California PDF eBook |
Author | Hero Eugene Rensch |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 312 |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | California |
ISBN |