Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.06.2019
Herausgeber
Hubert Howe BancroftVerlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
68
Maße (L/B/H)
28/21,6/0,4 cm
Gewicht
198 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-837-5
Behind every vivid California narrative stands a paper trail: diaries, decrees, chronicles, and contested memories. Follow the footnotes to California. In Authorities Quoted in the History of California, Hubert Howe Bancroft lays out the foundations of serious enquiry: a historical bibliography that identifies the writers, records, and publications he drew upon when shaping his landmark histories of the Pacific Coast. Part annotated reference guide, part map of a primary source collection, it points readers to the california history sources that illuminate Spanish colonial California, the Mexican era California, and the transformations of 19th century California. Bancroft writes as a working historian, not a storyteller; the pleasure is in seeing how evidence is gathered, weighed, and traced across generations of witnesses. For researchers, it is a dependable history research reference; for the curious, a brisk tour through the voices that made the West legible. As a piece of western Americana bibliography, this volume captures a moment when the young region's past was being organised into archives and libraries, setting standards for later scholarship in pacific coast history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Keep it on your shelf as an academic library reference, a complete California bibliography for consultation, and a quietly handsome classic for anyone who loves the craft behind history. Ideal for students, genealogists, librarians, and collectors of Californiana worldwide today.
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