Up and Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal of William H. Brewer
- ISBN-10
- 0520027620
- ISBN-13
- 9780520027626
- Category
- California
- Pages
- 583
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- William Henry Brewer
Description
The journal seems to contain information for everyone regardless of one's interest...Each page of this almost six hundred page journal is crammed with facts and descriptions. So much of interest is contained in every entry that each re-reading will reveal many interesting incidents or observations not quite grasped on the first perusal....This book will be a valuable source to all students of California or United States history and to the casual readers as well.
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