The Way it Was: The colorfull history of Tulare County (California)
by Mitchell, Annie R
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good dust jacket
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
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About This Item
Fresno, CA: Valley Publishers. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 11" x 9" ; 165pp. Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs of people, places, articles and documents. A historical reference for San Joaquin Valley history buffs and collectors of Californiana generally. It relates specifically to Tulare County. Mitchell has long been the ultimate authority, the one consultant, on events and people of the past in the county. Readers will especially appreciate the thorough coverage of the valley's Spanish and early American exploration era, as well as the exciting chapter on badmen, the intensely informative discussion of development of our agricultural resource, and the final chapter on the growth of the communities themselves. (From the preface). Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; The County of Versatility; The Yokuts; The Turbulent Tulares; Long Rifles and Sharp Dealers; Tulare County Comes of Age; Home on the Range; Visalia Saddles; Robin Hoods or Hoods who Robbed; Experimenters and Innovators; The Land of Milk and Money; Fleecy Fibers; Cotton; High Adventure; Towns of the County; Bibliography; Index. The dust jacket is toned on ends and folds, the spine has split and is now in a clear protective cover; it is not price clipped. Neatly written on the ffep is the date, December 25, 1976. A handsome copy of gift quality. ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10181
- Title
- The Way it Was: The colorfull history of Tulare County (California)
- Author
- Mitchell, Annie R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Valley Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Fresno, CA
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Tulare County California, San Joaquin Valley - California History, California - History, Settlement of California, Gift Quality Books - California History
- Bookseller catalogs
- States: California; Antiquarian & Collectible Books; Biographies & Autobiographies;
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