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by William B. Secrest (Author), William B. Seacrest (Author)
It was another time. Deadly earthquakes, steamboat explosions, floods, train wrecks, and other tragedies were a part of everyday life in nineteenth-century California. Yet, the men and women of the day licked their wounds, mourned their dead, picked up the pieces, and plunged ahead to build a great prosperous new state that took its place in the forefront of our great Union. This is their stories, in their own words. First-person accounts of the major 19th century California catastrophes. Includes scores of contemporary period photographs and other illustrations.
Number of Pages: 368
Dimensions: 0.77 x 9.02 x 6.36 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 01, 2005
