A Companion to California (Galaxy Books) - Softcover

Hart, James D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195030583 ISBN 13: 9780195030587

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1982

Synopsis

This work is intended as a useful companion for anybody interested in general or basic knowledge about any aspect of the most populous state in the Union. It is designed to be serviceable to a wide variety of readers and consultants, whose range might include residents and tourists, high-school and college students, as well as scholars seeking a ready reference. At present no single volume comprehends such a scope as this one and although it treats its subjects briefly, many an entry also includes data not found elsewhere in a single place. Reference to hundreds of books and articles would be required to provide the information that is here between the two covers.

About this title

About the Author:

James D. Hart, long a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, is Director of The Bancroft Library, the rare books and western Americana collection of the campus. His publications include The Oxford Companion to American Literature and The Popular Book: A History of America's Literary Taste.

Synopsis:

A comprehensive reference book on the nation's most populous state provides, in three thousand entries, information on cities, counties, missions, flora and fauna, architecture, climate, industries, historical periods and events, and other topics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0195030583
• ISBN 13: 9780195030587
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512