EMPIRE OUT OF THE TULES

Gist, Brooks D.

Verlag: Privately published, No place listed, 1976

Beschreibung

INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper as follows: "To Walter Sunkel | 'With best wishes" } Sincerely | Brooks Gist | Jan, 1977." Additional title on dust jacket: A true story of the San Joaquin Valley in California. 8vo. [6} 1-234p. Frontispiece black and white photo plus 30 black and white captioned photos throughout, many of them double-page. Black and white photo of the author on the rear turn-in of the dust jacket. Salmon colored cloth with gilt letters on the spine. No noticeable wear to extremities, cloth clean and bright, gilt bright (!), all photos in fine condition, else fine with no internal markings. Dust jacket has a tear to the rear panel (with nothing missing), a few dings around the edges, and is price-clipped. EMPIRE OUT OF THE TULES tells the story of the development of the San Joaquin Valley through four generations of the De Witt family. We see in their lives how the people of the valley overcame their adversities--hostile Indians, a harsh climate, the loneliness of settle life." [from the dust jacket] Born in the San Joaquin Valley, Brooks D. Gist bought his farm there in 1915 and saw the valley tamed and fenced into well-kept fields. He is knowledgeable about the history of the valley and has gathered firsthand accounts of pioneer days from the valley's early settlers. A "must have" for anyone interested in the history of the San Joaquin Valley, Californnia. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 009392

Bibliografische Details

Titel: EMPIRE OUT OF THE TULES

Verlag: Privately published, No place listed

Erscheinungsdatum: 1976

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition