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History of Fresno County, California with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present (2 Volume set) by Vandor, Paul E - 1919
by Vandor, Paul E
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History of Fresno County, California with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present (2 Volume set)
by Vandor, Paul E
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Los Angeles: Historic Record cO, 1919. First Edition. Thick Quarto. In two volumes. A massive set (2,603 pages) with plates, portraits. Much on its vast agricultural history as well as California outlaws, one to Vasquez, one to the Evans-Sontag gang, and another to various criminals of the county, including Murieta" - Bound in 3/4 black cloth over lighter black cloth, spine lettering gilt, marbled endpapes, minor spots of rubbing. A very handsome set. [Adams. Cowan, p.655. 6-Guns 2263].
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- Publisher Historic Record cO
- Place of Publication Los Angeles
- Date Published 1919
- Keywords Fresno County, California; California Agriculture; Lawlessness in Fresno
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History of Fresno County, California, With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present
by Paul E. Vandor
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HISTORY OF FRESNO COUNTY CALIFORNIA WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE LEADING MEN AND WOMEN OF THE COUNTY WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EARLY DAYS TO THE PRESENT
by Vandor, Paul E
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Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1919.. Two volumes. [7]-1287; [1289]-2603pp., including full-page photographic plates. Thick quarto. Original three-quarter black morocco and black cloth, spines gilt. Cloth a bit frayed. Very clean internally. Very good. An absolutely massive history of Fresno County, California, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the United States. The first volume is a history of the county, with much on early settlers, social life, Indian troubles, agricultural development, and the growth of the town of Fresno. The second volume is filled with biographies and portraits of prominent citizens. Vandor, who had lived in California for decades, touts his authority as a historian over previous published histories that he describes as "the hurried labor of superficial hack writers, unacquainted with their subject, the historical subordinated to the commercial feature of the publications." "Several chapters are devoted to California outlaws, one to Vasquez, one to the…
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