History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California. Volume I

HISTORY OF SANTA BARBARA, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND VENTURA COUNTIES CALIFORNIA. Volume One. C.M. Gidney, Benjamin Brooks, and Edwin M. Sheridan. Hardbound, (1917), 2011, Illus., Index, 510 pages.

Volume I, as the title indicates, outlines the formation and history of the three California Central Coast counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura. Volume I is essentially a narrative account of each county from their aboriginal beginnings through the 19th Century, and is organized around standard institutional themes, such as early settlers and settlements; local government; politics; courts; churches and the religious establishment; education and schools; travel and transportation; growth and development; industry, including ranching, agriculture, oil, and mining; newspapers, and the professions. 

Book #: J-G1233 
ISBN: 9781596412330