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CA - 1899 - Sons and Daughters of California Book

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CA - 1899 - Sons and Daughters of California Book
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
San Francisco Mrs. J.J. Owen Publisher. 1899 Pacific Press Publishing. Light blue hardcover book. Slight wear on the covers and the last page in the back is detached from the binding. A part of the reads “the chief glory of any state or nation is its sons and daughters; hence we have called our souvenir, Sons and Daughters of California. California, the Empire Beautiful, the Italy of the western world. As the highest civilization and ethnic culture are possible only where nature’s magnificent surroundings call forth the grandest inspiration...” The book features colorful photos of prominent Californians, beautiful landscape and buildings. There are also featured biographies of more famous residents like poet Joaquin Miller and Ina. D Coolbrith.