Southwest Humboldt Hinterlands (History of Humboldt County People and Places)

A history of southwest Humboldt County, covering the years from 1850 to 1964, illustrated with over 200 full-color historical photographs and maps. Includes: Accounts of the oil “boom” in Petrolia, the building of the Redwood Highway, and the race to protect the redwoods of the Bull Creek and Dyerville flats. Stories about “sheriff” Ulysses S. Grant Myers, early-day environmentalist Laura Perrott Mahan, and Indian survivor George Burtt. Images, in words and pictures, of once-important but now nearly forgotten places such as Capetown, Dyerville, Briceland, and Bull Creek. All of this and more recall the rich and surprising history of the 24 places that make up this remote corner of the country.
ASIN: 194711283X
VSKU: BVV.194711283X.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Rohde, Jerry
Binding: Hardcover
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use