THE OUTER COAST : A Narrative About California Before the World Rushed in
by Batman, Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151704503
- ISBN 13
- 9780151704507
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF; price clipped else Fine. PO gift dedication to fEP. History of California, before the gold rush, when foreigners approached California by sea. The title of the books is taken from the early Spanish appelation: "La Costa Exterior", implying the very edge of the world. The story begins in 1769; 12 chapters: 1, The Spanish Main; 2. Captain Cook's America; 3, International Waters; 4, The Coast of Boston; 5, Joe O'Cain & the Russian Coast; 6, The Lotus Eaters; 7, Daniel Boone Country; 8, The New Californians; 9, The Cattle-hide Coast; 10, The Last of the Trappers; 11, The Invasion of the Horsethieves; and, 12, Civilization, followed by Epilogue.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007269
- Title
- THE OUTER COAST : A Narrative About California Before the World Rushed in
- Author
- Batman, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0151704503
- ISBN 13
- 9780151704507
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, CA
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- History/California/Pioneers
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