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History of California from Its Discovery Present Time

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History of California from Its Discovery Present Time

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History of California from Its Discovery to the Present Time. Comprising also a Full Description of Its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Towns, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, State of Its Society, Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining, &c. With a Journal of the Voyage from New York, via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, and Back, via Panama.. Capron, E.S.. John P. Jewett & Company.. First edition.. Lacks map.

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