Breadbasket of the world
Subtitle: California's great wheat-growing era, 1860-1890.
Contributors: Book Club of California.
Series: Series of keepsakes; Keepsake series (Book Club of California)
Publisher: Book Club of California
Published: 1984
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: Wheat trade -- California -- History -- 19th century.; Wheat -- California -- History -- 19th century.; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Cover title.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction and table of contents / Oscar Lewis; title: 2. Dr. Glenn, "wheat king" / Richard Steven Street; title: 3. Planting time / Jane Wilson; title: 4. The harvest / C. Danial Elliott; title: 5. The journey begins / David F. Myrick; title: 6. Transfer point / Richard Hilkert; title: 7. Port Costa / Richard H. Dillon; title: 8. The grain fleet / Gary F. Kurutz; title: 9. Isaac Friedlander, wheat merchant / Albert Shumate; title: 10. The octopus / James D. Hart.