From Wilderness to Empire: A History of California, 1542-1900
by Cleland, Robert Glass
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good-Very Good +
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good to Very Good +. xii, 388 (xiv) pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations and maps, 1. Voyages and Discoveries; 2. Long Interlude; 3. Revival of the Plan of Settlement; 4. Portola and Serra: 5. Conquest of the Desert; 6. Impact of the Foreigner; 7. Government by Revolution; 8. Missions and Ranchos; 9. Jedediah Smith: Pathfinder of the Pioneers; 10.The Era of the Mountain Men; 11. Propaganda and Emigration; 12. Washington, Mexico, and California; 13. Fremont and the Bear Flag Revolt; 14. Conquest and Statehood; 15. Gold; 16. Society in Ferment; 17. California of the Ranges; 18. The End of Isolation; 19. Speculation, Monopolies, and Discontent; 20. The Flood Tide of Immigration; Appendix, index. Second Printing, September 1947. 3/4"x1/2" chip to top edge spine dj, and, minor edge wear to same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Gray cloth with blue blind-stamped oval seal of California bear & vegetation, author's initials above, blue top text block edge, and illustrated maps on end papers..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001805
- Title
- From Wilderness to Empire: A History of California, 1542-1900
- Author
- Cleland, Robert Glass
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-Very Good +
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY WESTERN AMERICANA CALIFORNIA 1542-1900
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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