California: Land of New Beginnings - Hardcover

David Lavender

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060125241 ISBN 13: 9780060125240

Publisher: Harper & Row, 1972

Synopsis

Bright, clean retired hardcover library book with plastic mylar cover protecting the dust jacket. Has usual former library markings. 1st edition. NOT priceclipped. Excellent binding, no smells, no tears no marks beyond those left by the library. We appreciate your business and welcome any questions

About this title

From Library Journal:

French's diary provides a vivid picture of what it was like to be a poor working woman in Colorado in 1890. French, recently divorced, worked as a laundress, cleaning woman, and nurse, and, regardless of illness or weariness, kept a diary of her work and how she felt about it. It is rare to find a diary describing the work of day laborers, since many were illiterate or too poor or tired to keep a journal. French wrote about every aspect of her world, including family, friends, values, and attitudes toward God. The diary is carefully edited and is a valuable source for information on the life of a working poor woman. Recommended for college libraries and public libraries with women's studies collections. Sheila R. Herstein, City Coll. of CUNY Lib.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

"A magnificent, fast-paced, immensely readable account of California."-John Seelye, New York Times -- John Seelye * New York Times * "There may be other histories of California as good as this (although I know of none better) but there are none so vividly written, so exciting to read. [David Lavender] has, as usual, endowed the past with an interest and a sense of reality that is unique."-Ray A. Billington -- Ray A. Billington

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0060125241
• ISBN 13: 9780060125240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464