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| − | '''History of Santa Cruz County, California''', by Edward Sanford Harrison was published in 1892, following a version produced for the County Board of Supervisors in 1890. The book is [https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_Santa_Cruz_County_California.html?id=unAUAAAAYAAJ available as a free ebook from Google Books]. | + | [[File:Harrison title page.png|frame|right]] |
| + | '''History of Santa Cruz County, California''', by Edward Sanford Harrison was published in 1892, following a version produced for the County Board of Supervisors in 1890. The book is [https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_Santa_Cruz_County_California.html?id=unAUAAAAYAAJ available as a free ebook from Google Books]. Following Elliott's [[Santa Cruz County, Calif. Illustrations, with Historical Sketch (1879 book)]], Harrison's book is the next-earliest general history of the county. | ||
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| + | Several local writers composed individual chapters that were compiled into the book: | ||
| + | *[[Williams, Edward L.|E. L. Williams]] contributed Ch.2, "THE EARLY HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY" and Ch.3, "NARRATIVE OF A MISSION INDIAN, ETC." (translated from an interview) | ||
| + | *[[Martin, Edward|Ed. Martin]] contributed Ch.4, "RECOLLECTIONS OF FORTY YEARS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY" | ||
| + | *[[Anderson, Charles L.|C. L. Anderson]] contributed Ch.6, "GEOLOGY OR THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ"; Ch.7, "THE GARDENS OF THE SEASHORE"; Ch.8 "THE FISHES CF MONTEREY BAY"; Ch.9, "CATALOGUE OF FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY"; Ch.12 "OUR FEATHERED SONGSTERS" | ||
| + | *"R. C. McGREGOR AND L. H. FISKE" contributed "CHAPTER XI. ANNOTATED LIST OF THE LAND AND WATER BIRDS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY" | ||
| + | * Following the history chapters are approx. 100 short biographies and descriptive articles. | ||
| + | * 44 individual portrait photo engravings, 14 group photo engravings, and 43 engravings of county scenes. Unfortunately, none of these images were reproduced well by the Google Books scans. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Persons in Harrison]] | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 5 April 2023
History of Santa Cruz County, California, by Edward Sanford Harrison was published in 1892, following a version produced for the County Board of Supervisors in 1890. The book is available as a free ebook from Google Books. Following Elliott's Santa Cruz County, Calif. Illustrations, with Historical Sketch (1879 book), Harrison's book is the next-earliest general history of the county.
Several local writers composed individual chapters that were compiled into the book:
- E. L. Williams contributed Ch.2, "THE EARLY HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY" and Ch.3, "NARRATIVE OF A MISSION INDIAN, ETC." (translated from an interview)
- Ed. Martin contributed Ch.4, "RECOLLECTIONS OF FORTY YEARS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY"
- C. L. Anderson contributed Ch.6, "GEOLOGY OR THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ"; Ch.7, "THE GARDENS OF THE SEASHORE"; Ch.8 "THE FISHES CF MONTEREY BAY"; Ch.9, "CATALOGUE OF FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY"; Ch.12 "OUR FEATHERED SONGSTERS"
- "R. C. McGREGOR AND L. H. FISKE" contributed "CHAPTER XI. ANNOTATED LIST OF THE LAND AND WATER BIRDS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY"
- Following the history chapters are approx. 100 short biographies and descriptive articles.
- 44 individual portrait photo engravings, 14 group photo engravings, and 43 engravings of county scenes. Unfortunately, none of these images were reproduced well by the Google Books scans.
