California Star Yerba Buena San by Samuel Brannan Introduction Fred Blackburn Rogers (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. UNCOMMON STILL-SEALED 1965 FIRST EDITION oversized hardcover with jacket. Well-preserved copy in NEW condition, STILL IN PUBLISHER'S SHRINKWRAP. Never opened! Green cloth, gilt titles in plain brown paper jacket. A real treasure for anyone interested in California's history. This volume reprints in facsimile the first 52 issues of the weekly California Star, in Yerba Buena (San Francisco), in the inaugural year of the city's first newspaper, January 1847 through January 1848. The publisher was Samuel Brannan. Articles are mostly in English, some in Spanish. This is a nicely indexed facsimile collection. The Star was an entertaining journal that frequently became embroiled in controversies with its cross-town rival, The Californian. Producing its first issue on the day Stockton and Kearny won the last battle of the war in Alta California, the California Star covered key stories like the Donner Party, the California Gold Rush, the activities of John C. Fremont, the final days of the Mexican War, San Francisco town council meetings, and the Mormon migration during its first year. The city's name change to San Francisco was actually suggested within a publication of the California Star shown in this beautiful fine reproduction. This book is in pristine condition and will be a true treasure for anyone interested in California regional history, the history of San Francisco in particular, and early American journalistic history of the mid-19th century.