Historic Photos of Old California
The story of California began when a Portuguese captain sailing for Spain found a beautiful natural harbor as he plied his way up the Pacific coast. Little could he have imagined that dropping his anchor in what is now San Diego Bay would be the birth of the Golden State. Ask any Californian and you’ll quickly learn that California is like two states in one: In the north are rocky cliffs, rugged beaches, and a heritage that harkens back to gold rush days. In the south is the quintessential "postcard” California of orange trees, warm ocean breezes, and boulevards lined with palm trees. Whichever California you favor, both have a rich heritage based in the cultures of Spain, England, Russia, China, and America. Citizens from all these lands came to California early, and all had a hand in building the nation’s most populace state. This is her story.
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Book details
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- California history · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · local history · Gold Rush era · Pacific Coast · historical images
- ISBN-13
- 9781596525245
About the author
NANCY HENDRICKSON is a nonfiction author and internet genealogy expert whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Kiplinger’s, and Better Homes and Gardens. Her recent books include Ancestral Séance, Ancestral Grimoire and Ancestral Tarot.
Hendrickson has written extensively about California history and genealogy and is the creator of the Ancestral Magick Oracle and Ofrenda Oracle. She is also the author of best-selling genealogy ebooks on Amazon.
Nancy lives in San Diego, California.