Six black & white photographic illustrations. Crimson cloth over boards with gilt titles at the front panel and backstrip. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable.

Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Book is strong/robust for normal use.INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Otherwise, interior is all clean.no other tears, creases, marks or stains found. One small edge-tear repaired, and one small pen mark found. Cover shows only very minor sun-tanning to spine, and very little other wear. Condition: Very Good+ Condition for this thick vintage non-fiction book.

Condition : Very Good+ Condition for this thick vintage non-fiction book. The incredible history of this area of central California, now the richest agricultural area in the world, is recounted, from 25,000-acre wheat farms and the birth of the Caterpillar tractor to the development of its huge gold and silver deposits and natural gas and oil resources. marshal, Apache trackers, the California judicial system, and the one supreme power in California in the late 19th century-the Southern Pacific Railroad-all took a hand in creating their amazing story. Wanted for murder and train robbery, Evans and Sontag were the focus of a statewide manhunt that reads like a Hollywood western: A U.S. Wikipedia : This factual story about how Christopher Evans and John Sontag came to be the most wanted men in California in 1893 is also the story of life in the San Joaquin Valley at the turn of the century, where harsh realities forced rash acts that had far-reaching repercussions.

(deduced) - measures 8.75 x 5.8 inches approx. Prodigal Sons (C Evans & J Sonta), Wallace Smith, 1951, Christopher. Item: 194914983600 Prodigal Sons (C Evans & J Sonta), Wallace Smith, 1951, Christopher, 1ère édition. Location: Rancho Cordova, California, US,

Prodigal Sons by Wallace Smith