Author: SMITH, WALLACE
Title: Prodigal Sons the Adventures of Christopher Evans and John Sontag
Description: Boston, MA: Christopher Publishing Hse, 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is the first state of the first printing with the word "fact" repeated on lines 17 and 18 of page 37. This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The edges of the text block have some ground-in spots of dirt. "It has not been my intention to write a wild-Western thriller or a story suitable for a pulp magazine. Rather I have tried to show how the lives of Evans and Sontag were interwoven closely with their times. The San Joaquin valley has been the scene of many heroic episodes, stirring deeds, new inventions, and amazing developments." "Wallace Smith was a professor at Fresno State College and a leading authority on the history of the San Joaquin Valley... Wallace Smith's 'Garden of the Sun' was published in 1939 while he taught at Reedley Junior College.". Near Fine .
Keywords: Californiana Wallace Smith Christopher Evans John Sontag San Joaquin County San Joaquin Valley Cowboys Outlaws Californiana
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Title: Prodigal Sons the Adventures of Christopher Evans and John Sontag
Description: Boston, MA: Christopher Publishing Hse, 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is the first state of the first printing with the word "fact" repeated on lines 17 and 18 of page 37. This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The edges of the text block have some ground-in spots of dirt. "It has not been my intention to write a wild-Western thriller or a story suitable for a pulp magazine. Rather I have tried to show how the lives of Evans and Sontag were interwoven closely with their times. The San Joaquin valley has been the scene of many heroic episodes, stirring deeds, new inventions, and amazing developments." "Wallace Smith was a professor at Fresno State College and a leading authority on the history of the San Joaquin Valley... Wallace Smith's 'Garden of the Sun' was published in 1939 while he taught at Reedley Junior College.". Near Fine .
Keywords: Californiana Wallace Smith Christopher Evans John Sontag San Joaquin County San Joaquin Valley Cowboys Outlaws Californiana
Price: US$ 65.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 34157
- Book number: 34157
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