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blue cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. previous owner's name in ink on 1/2 title & title pg. otherwise contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in vg cond. 1" tear on rear, bit of wrinkling & rubbing. nice vintage copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no notes, margin marks or underlining, no remainder markings. "New And Completely Revise Edition"(3rd). b&w endpaper maps. xxii+733p. approximately 100 glossy b&w photo illustrations. 10 b&w maps of which 3 are double page & 12 page state map in sections. 7 appendices. chronology. bibliography. index. american history. mexican history. spanish history. history of california. travel. ~ THE tremendous expansion that has made Califorma the most populous state in the Union dictated the complete revision of this famous Guide, an encyclopedia of facts about the Golden State in the Space Age. Updated and to a large extent rewritten, it conveys information on the opportunities for recreation, leisurely living, business and education. The Tours are a distinctive feature of this Guide. They enable the motorist to pick his routes to reach all parts of the State ~ the high Sierras and the deserts of the Southwest, the incomparable fishing areas of the northern counties, the National Parks, the opulent vineyards and the ghost towns of the Gold Rush region. Described also are the cities, with their new skyscrapers, convention halls and art museums; the expanding universities and colleges; airports and railroad facilities, and the deep sea harbors, whence ships carry American products to the ports of the world. The historical sketches have proved most useful to schools, libraries, old residents and new arrivals. There are comprehensive articles on geography, geology, plant and animal life, climate, Indians and early explorers, Missions and rancheros, goldseekers and railroad builders, fruit~raising and oil production, high dams and reservoirs for flood control and irrigation. Maps and new illustrations depict the march of progress in California, the activities of men and the State's rich endowment of natural wonders. New vistas in the ever~changing panorama of California: Disneyland and the amusement metropolis of Anaheim. Television City, where thousands of tourists watch live actors make tapes. The Mall that banished traffic jams in Fresno. The Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro Harbor. The 50~story office~plus~garage buildings of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The huge atom~smasher at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. The new campuses of the University of California at San Diego, Santa Cruz and Irvine, and the completely equipped colleges that have sprouted in orange groves. The County Museum of Art and the Music Center in Los Angeles. The new State office buildings and the restorations of Gold Rush Days in Sacramento. The great dam at Oroville that will outclass Hoover. The water~desalination plant at Point Loma, The application of nuclear energy to the gas and electric services.
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