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William H. Brewer
Up and Down California in 1860–1864
The Journal of William H. Brewer
Fourth Edition, with Maps
$25.95, £14.95 paperback
978-0-520-23865-7
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628 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 30 b/w illustrations, 4 maps
February 2003, Available worldwide
Categories: History; Californian & Western History; California & the West; Travel
February 2003, Available worldwide
Categories: History; Californian & Western History; California & the West; Travel
"Like a trip in a time machine—intimate, vivid, and full of adventure and discoveries."—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle
"By 1864 no one knew California better than Brewer. Contemporary readers can once again feel the thrill of being with him as he saw California for the first time and found a place truly commensurate with his capacity for wonder."—Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California
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.
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.