Rider's California

Book Overview

"Rider's California" is an exhaustive and authoritative guidebook that provides a panoramic view of the Golden State during the mid-1920s. Part of a renowned series of American guidebooks designed for the discerning traveler, this work offers meticulous detail on California's geography, history, and urban centers during a period of rapid growth and cultural transformation.

Inside, readers will find comprehensive descriptions of major cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as smaller towns, national parks, and coastal regions. The text covers everything from climate and agriculture to local legends and architectural landmarks, making it an invaluable resource for understanding the social and physical landscape of the early 20th-century West. Detailed itineraries and historical context provide a snapshot of a state transitioning into a modern powerhouse, capturing the spirit of California at a pivotal moment. This work serves as both a practical guide for the vintage traveler and a rich historical document for scholars and enthusiasts of Western Americana. With its rigorous attention to detail, "Rider's California" remains a quintessential reference for the history of American tourism and the development of the Pacific Coast.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1025497740
• ISBN13: 9781025497747
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Tradd Street Press
• Length: 818 Pages
• Weight: 2.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"