Frederick Billings
A Life
1st Edition
Published on 18. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
410 pages
978-0-520-21497-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
38 b-w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-21497-2 (9780520214972)
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Person
Robin W. Winks is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Yale University. Among his many books are The Blacks in Canada and Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, both nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.