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Up and Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal of William H. Brewer
Contributor(s): Brewer, William H. (Author), Farquhar, Francis P. (Editor), Bright, William (Foreword by)

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 ISBN: 0520238656     ISBN-13: 9780520238657
Publisher: University of California Press
OUR PRICE: $33.20  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2003
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Annotation: "By 1864 no one knew California better than Brewer. Contemporary readers can once again feel the thrill of being with him as he saw California for the first time and found a place truly commensurate with his capacity for wonder."--Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy)
- Biography & Autobiography
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2002032224
Physical Information: 1.55" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" L (2.00 lbs) 628 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Cultural Region - West Coast
Features: Index, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
In 1860 William Brewer, a young Yale-educated teacher of the natural sciences and a recent widower, eagerly accepted an offer from Josiah Whitney to assist in the first geological survey of the state of California. Brewer was not a geologist, but his training in agriculture and botany made him an invaluable member of the team. He traveled more than fourteen thousand miles in the four years he spent in California and spent much of his leisure time writing lively, detailed letters to his brother back East.

These warmly affectionate letters, presented here in their entirety, describe the new state in all its spectacular beauty and paint a vivid picture of California in the mid-nineteenth century. This fourth edition includes a new foreword by William Bright (1500 California Place Names) and a set of maps tracing Brewer's route.
 
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