Published by California Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 1991
Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Altadena, CA, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. Pages spotless and undamaged. Front cover and spine also completely clean but with some light scratches in the glossy surfaces. Back cover has one cluster of white spots where a sticker was removed and took some of the outer surface of the cover with it. It also has some light scratches but is otherwise clean. Rub wear to the edges of the covers and spine. The journal will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Railroads in the History of California and the Far West: An Introduction" by Richard J. Orsi; "The Lost Angeles 'Free Harbor Fight'" by William F. Deverell; "For Territorial Dominion in California and the Pacific Northwest: Edward J. Harriman and James J. Hill" by Don L. Hofsommer; "Railroads and Water in the Arid Far West: The Southern Pacific Company as a Pioneer Water Developer" by Richard J. Orsi; "Promoting the Golden West: Advertising and the Railroad" by Alfred Runte; "From the City of Angels to the City of Saints: The Struggle to Build a Railroad from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City" by Edward Leo Lyman; "The Paper Trail of the Iron Horse: The California State Railroad Museum Library" by Blaine Petersen Lamb and Ellen Halteman Schwartz; "Reviews"; "California Checklist" and "Notes".