California, an illustrated history

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Here, at last, is the great book of California, the first book whose scope matches that of the "most American of all the American states".

The pages of this remarkable volume vividly document more than four hundred years of the most varied and colorful history in the annals of the West, from the age of the conquistadores to the age of megalopolis, from the seekers of gold to the seekers Cited by: 1.

A long time standard "coffee table book" well illustrated and easy to read history of the most popular state in the USA. Main focus on the "American era", it concentrates on the settlement and development of the state by those from the early American east/5(3).

Judicial architecture in California. California of California is a carefully researched and superbly designed photo-documentary book chronicling years of judicial architecture in California. With introductory essays by distinguished members of the fields of history, law, and architecture, and lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs, Courthouses of California honors and preserves /5(3).

Get this from a library. California: an illustrated history. [Robert An illustrated history book Chandler] -- Thirty-five million Americans live in California, more than any other state.

Robert Chandler's sweeping history begins with the area's indigenous inhabitants, and leads through the era of Spanish. Courthouses of California is a carefully researched and superbly designed photo-documentary book chronicling years of judicial architecture in California. With introductory essays by distinguished members of the fields of history, law, and architecture, and lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs, Courthouses of California honors and preserves the rich history of these public.

Southern California Gardens is about those gardeners, growers, collectors, hunters, weeders, waterers, writers, even a few designers, who had dirt under their fingernails and a passion for plants.

It is also a history of the plants themselves, and how they came to be in our gardens. I like this book and the people and plants in by: 5. An illustrated history of Southern California embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens.

An Illustrated History of Sonoma County, California: Containing a History of the County of Sonoma from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time American County Histories - CA only: Editor: Lewis Publishing Company: Publisher: Lewis Publishing Company, Original from: University of Chicago: Digitized: Oct 6, Length.

An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California: Containing a History of Sacramento County from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time, Together with Glimpses of Its Prospective Future Portraits of Some of Its Most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of Many of Its Pioneers and Also Prominent Citizens of Today.

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Genre/Form: History Illustrated works Ouvrages illustrés: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Watkins, T.H. (Tom H.), California.

Palo Alto, Calif. An illustrated history of Sacramento County, California: containing a history of Sacramento County from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospective future portraits of some of its most eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers and also prominent citizens of today.

An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County, California: Containing a History of San Joaquin County from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time, Together with Glimpses of Its Future Prospects; with Biographical Mention of Many of Its Pioneers and Also Prominent Citizens of Today.

Genre/Form: History Pictorial works: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Fehrenbacher, Don E. (Don Edward), California; an illustrated history. An illustrated history of Sonoma County, California. Containing a history of the county of Sonoma from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time.

This book, An illustrated history of Sonoma County California, by Lewis Publishing Company, is a replication of a book. A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, Illustrated: Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy and Biographical Mention of Many of Its Most Eminent Pioneers and Also of Prominent Citizens of Today.

New York: Weathervane Books, © Series: The Great West series: Edition/Format: Print book: EnglishView all editions and formats: Rating: (not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first. Subjects: California -- History. California.

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