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1879 - Droughts In California In 1805 And 1817, Mariano G. Vallejo
1879 - Droughts In California In 1805 And 1817, Mariano G. Vallejo
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A handwritten transcription of a brief narrative by Mariano G. Vallejo (original in Spanish) describing the droughts of 1805 and 1817 experienced in California and the impact it had upon the people and land.
1889 - Sixty Years In California, William Heath Davis
1889 - Sixty Years In California, William Heath Davis
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The author, who arrived in Alta California in 1831, wrote about his extended experience as it related to the manners and customs of the people, their methods of trade, of social and political history of the Mexican government and of its successor, the Territory and then State of California, The book covers 60 years of history of events and life in California; the personal, political and military, under the Mexican Regime, during the quasi-military government of the Territory by the United States, and after the Admission of California into the Union. While the 63 chapters cover a broad and detailed …
1891 - Life In California During A Residence Of Several Years In That Territory, Alfred Robinson
1891 - Life In California During A Residence Of Several Years In That Territory, Alfred Robinson
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The personal observations of Alfred Robinson of the Spanish rule and more detailed descriptions under Mexican rule of Alta California were originally published in 1846. The 1891 updated version Included is an appendix that describing the events that transpired after the period when California was an independent government, thought not yet recognized as such by Mexico. He also included an addition at the end of his book entitled, Reminisces of 1829.