History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892
Sacramento: Publications of the California State Library, 1893. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 711pp. Includes Biographical Sketches of Governors; Register of Officers of the State of California; Index. Contemporary calf with 4 raised bands to spine; red and black spine labels with gilt lettering and ruling; speckled page edges. Minor wear to extremities with corner tips starting to show; spine hinges professionally restored else near fine. Item #9317
"Based on painstaking research, this encyclopedia of state politics starts with the first political mass meeting in California, the Democratic Convention held in San Francisco on October 25, 1849, and concludes with the state convention of July 26, 1892." Kurutz, Sloan Z80:28. The standard authority on the history of politics in the Golden State written by the historian for the Sacramento Society of California Pioneers. (Cowan II pg. 161; Graff 1024; Howes D:142; Streeter V:3015; Zamorano Eighty #28).
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