Contemporary biography of California's representative men, with contributions from distinguished scholars and scientists
By: by Alonzo Phelps.
Publisher: A.L. Bancroft
Published: 1881
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Subjects: California -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: On cover: California biography.

On spine: Contemporary biography, Pacific states.
Table of contents: value: [Vol. 1] includes essays: California's biography, by H.H. Bancroft; The application of irrigation to California, by G. Davidson; The education of California, by O.P. Fitzgerald; The geology of California, by J. Le Conte.; value: [Vol. 2] includes: The glaciers and snow-banners of California, by J. Muir; The lakes of the Pacific Coast, by J. Le Conte; Alaska, by C.T. Fay.