Eureka and Humboldt County: California

by Clarke Memorial Museum

Book Overview

The cry amongst the redwoods-Eureka -was the shout heard from early pioneers in 1850 as they came to settle in Humboldt County. Discovery of gold permanently changed the area's history, and eventually lead to the extraction of Humboldt's other natural resource: the "red gold" of its forests. Captured here in over 200 vintage photographs is the pictorial history of this bountiful county and its residents.

As the gold fever faded in the late 1800s,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738518727
• ISBN13: 9780738518725
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"