Buch, Englisch, 628 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 907 g
The Journal of William H. Brewer
Buch, Englisch, 628 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 907 g
ISBN: 978-0-520-23865-7
Verlag: University of California Press
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.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne
