IN SEARCH OF THE GOLDEN WEST: THE TOURIST IN WESTERN AMERICA

Pomeroy, Earl [Earl Spencer, 1915-2005]

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1957

About this Item

SIGNED BY POMEROY on the half-title page as follows: "Earl Pomeroy." 8vo. xii[2]3-233, i-vi p. An Album of Photographs Precedes the Test [26 black and white captioned photos]. A Note on the Sources and Index. Maroon cloth with gilt letters and decorations on the spine and with a blind stamped wheel with wings on the front cover. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Just hints of wear to extremities, cloth clean and bright, gilt bright (!), all photos in fine condition, else fine with no internal markings. Earl Spencer Pomeroy (1915?2005) was an American historian whose work focused on the Western United States. Born in Capitola, California, Pomeroy was educated at San Jose State College (1936) and University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1940 under the direction of Frederic L. Paxson. Pomeroy taught at the University of North Carolina, Ohio State University, and the University of Oregon (the Beekman Professor of History). In 1976 he accepted an appointment at the University of California, San Diego, where he remained until his retirement in 1986. Pomeroy wrote several histories which are considered to be standards in their subject area. Howard R. Lamar once referred to Pomeroy as "the historian's historian", high praise indeed from an expert in the field.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: IN SEARCH OF THE GOLDEN WEST: THE TOURIST IN WESTERN AMERICA
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)