Description
THE CALIFORNIA STAR, a reproduction in facsimile of the first year of San Francisco’s initial newspaper which was first issued on January 9, 1847. 212 oversize pages, 7 x 11. The Star published news of Alta California and the early days of San Francisco and nearby significant events, settlements and ranches. Of note a helpful index guides the reader to scores of 19th century personalities and places. In this volume are 17 mentions of the Donner Party which only a few months previously had been snowbound in California’s high Sierra throughout the fall and winter of 1846. Hardcover, $44.95.
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