SCARCE 1872 OVERLAND MONTHLY, California, Alaska, Indians, Winemaking

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The Overland MonthlyDevoted to the Development of the Country.Volume VIII. San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Company, 1872 Hardcover, very worn, nothing detached but the covers are wobbly with torn inner hinges, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, 584 pp., old public library markings, the front and back free (blank) end papers are torn with loss. This California magazine is rather scarce, with early issues bringing healthy prices. Interesting articles in this volume include:The Second Bull Run. By Gen. J. W. AmesThe Northern California Indians. By Stephen PowersPioneer Days of California. By Henry RobinsonSheep-Farming in California. By John HayesWine-Making in California. By Arpad HarasazthyCook's Inlet, Alaska. By W. T. WytheJuanita. By Josephine CliffordKodiak and Southern Alaska. By W. T. WytheA Ride Through Oregon. By Joaquin MillerRecord of Marriages and Deaths on the Pacific CoastIn the Shadow of St. Helena. By W. C. BartlettTaboo. - A Fete-Day in Tahiti. By Chas. Warren StoddardIt Occurred at Tucson. By Josephine CliffordYosemite Valley in Flood. By J. MuirDead in the Sierras. By Joaquin MillerFrom Wikipedia: "Overland Monthly was a monthly magazine based in California, United States, and published in the 19th and 20th century.The magazine's first issue was in July 1868, published by Bret Harte, and continued until the late 1875. The original read more