Our Italy
By: by Charles Dudley Warner ...
Publisher: Harper & brothers
Published: 1891
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Urbanization -- California.; Real estate development -- California.; Agriculture -- California.; Business -- California.; California, Southern -- Description and travel.
Description: Famed essayist and journalist Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) was the editor of the Hartford, Connecticut, Courant and a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine. Our Italy (1891) is Warner's account of a trip he made to Southern California in 1890. He describes conditions after the collapse of the 1886-1887 real estate boom and dubs the state south of the Sierra Madres "our Italy." He focuses on the region's economic future: its promise as a healthy, productive residence, agricultural developments (particularly the citrus industry), climate and industry. He devotes less attention to beauty spots and tourist attractions, but he does discuss the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Monterey.
Notes: No known restrictions on publication.
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