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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Illustrated history of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra counties, with California from 1513 to 1850

Illustrated history of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra counties, with California from 1513 to 1850

Fariss &. Smith, San Francisco

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral SociologyRegional: West

ISBN10: 935360298X
ISBN13: 9789353602987
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 25 2019
Pages: 690
Weight: 3.46
Height: 1.38 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Where the Sierra Nevada meets the rush for empire, communities were carved from wilderness and gold-laced rivers. The past feels startlingly close. Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 1513 to 1850 is a richly illustrated California history book that follows the transformation of the region from early coastal exploration to statehood. Blending narrative, imagery and on-the-ground observation, it traces the rise of Sierra Nevada frontier communities, the drama of Gold Rush era California, and the everyday fabric of pioneer settlement and mining in the northern counties. More than a dry chronicle, it evokes landscape, hardship and ambition in a way that anchors local stories within the larger sweep of western United States history and California history 1513 1850. First issued in the nineteenth century, this classic work has long served as a trusted northern California county history and local history reference book, valued by family historians as a California genealogy research resource and by teachers as background reading for California history students. Its careful attention to names, places and regional developments has also made it a touchstone among serious readers of California Gold Rush books. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it offers enduring insight into the history of Plumas Lassen and Sierra counties and their place in the making of the American West.

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