Historic Spots in California: Fifth Edition

by Ethel Rensch, Hero Rensch, Mildred Brooke Hoover, et al.

Book Overview

The only complete guide to the historical landmarks of California, this standard work has now been thoroughly revised and updated. The edition is enriched by some 200 photographs, most of which were taken by the reviser and all of which are new to this edition.

Since the last revision in 1990, enormous changes have taken place within the state: many landscapes and buildings have been greatly altered and some are no longer in existence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804744831
• ISBN13: 9780804744836
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Local history at its best

Anybody at all interested in California history should own this book. It consists of 544 double-columned pages of historical information, arranged by county, and includes information on everything from historical ranches to famous trails to old Mexican land grants. The listings are truly all-encompassing. There is also an exhaustive index that includes just about every proper noun mentioned in the text and a bibliography that is as thorough as any on the state. The book is also well illustrated with many photographs. An extremely valuable and useful reference book on the historical places of California.

A must for the history buff!

A great resource for the researcher of early California, the Gold Rush, geography and history of each county. Richly detailed and illustrated accounts of the people and places which make California unique. The authors provide details of history which make the lives of the early settlers understandable and interesting.