Up and Down California in 1860–1864
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19th century american history
19th century californian history
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agriculture
american botanist
Author_William H. Brewer
beauty
botany
california
california geological survey
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collection of letters
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geological survey
lake tahoe
los angeles
maps
napa valley
natural sciences
natural world
nicaragua
panama
sacramento river
salinas valley
san francisco
san joaquin valley
santa barbara
science
state of california
widower
william h brewer
yale university
yosemite
Product details
- ISBN 9780520238657
- Weight: 907g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Feb 2003
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In 1860 William Brewer, a young Yale-educated teacher of the natural sciences and a recent widower, eagerly accepted an offer from Josiah Whitney to assist in the first geological survey of the state of California. Brewer was not a geologist, but his training in agriculture and botany made him an invaluable member of the team. He traveled more than fourteen thousand miles in the four years he spent in California and spent much of his leisure time writing lively, detailed letters to his brother back East. These warmly affectionate letters, presented here in their entirety, describe the new state in all its spectacular beauty and paint a vivid picture of California in the mid-nineteenth century. This fourth edition includes a new foreword by William Bright (1500 California Place Names) and a set of maps tracing Brewer's route.
