
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...


Up And Down California In 1860-1864: The Journal Of William H. Brewer is a historical book written by William H. Brewer. The book is a compilation of Brewer's journal entries from his travels across California between 1860 and 1864. Brewer was a member of the California Geological...





The journal seems to contain information for everyone regardless of one's interest...Each page of this almost six hundred page journal is crammed with facts and descriptions. So much of interest is contained in every entry that each re-reading will reveal many interesting incidents...



