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George C. Mansfield and Walter M. Smith
Butte County, Sacramento Valley, California: What Butte County Offers the Homeseeker
$100
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Board of Supervisors of Butte County, [ca. 1908]
8vo. 40 pp. The date is taken from text on page 13. Map inside front cover; numerous photographic reproductions. Publisher's stiff color staplebound wrappers in fine condition. A scarce early twentieth-century promotional account of Butte County, California, published to encourage settlement, agricultural development, and investment in the northern Sacramento Valley
Describes the region's natural resources, agricultural productivity, communities, industries, and opportunities for prospective settlers. Of particular interest are its accounts of farming and gold mining, two industries central to the county's economic development. Published in the aftermath of World War I, the work reflects California's continuing efforts to attract newcomers through the promise of fertile land, economic opportunity, and an agreeable climate.
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