About this title: Frederick Billings was the first lawyer to hang his shingle in San Francisco, the man who named the city of Berkeley and an instrumental figure in founding the University of California. An early conservationist and advocate of national parks, Billings was also president of the Northern Pacific railroad. This biography captures both his dynamic life and the spirit and excitement of California during the gold rush era.
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, NY
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780195068146ISBN:0195068149
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Bio of 19th Century railway builder and early convervationist. He led Northern Pacific Railroad but also helped create Yosemite National Park and was instrumental in reforestation efforts in his native Vermont. City of Billings, Montana, is named for him. Hardcover, x + 398 pages plus bw plates; tight; some markings to endpapers but text unmarked; not age-discolored; very minor wear to dj and book. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 0195068149. Edgewear Very Light Cover; Chipping/Nicking Very Light Jacket; Sticker/Residue Light Jacket Front; read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780520214972ISBN:0520214978
Description: As New. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Trade paperback is AS NEW with no rips, tears or marks of any kind. Gift Quality. Email for photo. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780520214972ISBN:0520214978
Description: Fine. 0520214978. 398 pp. Index. FINE condition softcover. Covers clean, spine a shade sunned. Interior like new: crisp, clean, and tight. Nice copy.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1991-10-24
ISBN-13:9780195068146ISBN:0195068149
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. No creases in cover or spine. Fine DJ protected with mylar covering. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
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