Historic Spots in California

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Historic Spots in California is a guide to historic places in the U.S. state of California. The first edition, by Hero Eugene Rensch and Ethel Grace Rensch, was published in 1932. The book was originally sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution and is published by Stanford University Press. [1] [2] One of the original authors was a sister-in-law of U.S. president Herbert Hoover. [2]

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Reception

In a 2005 review, Daniel B. Rosen of Merritt College described the book's fifth edition as "the definitive guide to historic sites in California." [1] There have been five editions since the title was first published in 1932. [1] A 1948 review of a similar book stated that it would make a good companion to Historic Spots "of which too high praise cannot be made." [3] Another historian called it "invaluable." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosen, Daniel B. (2005-01-01). "Review: Historic Spots in California , by Douglas E. Kyle". California History. 82 (4): 77–78. doi:10.2307/25161774. ISSN   0162-2897.
  2. 1 2 Watson, Douglas S. (1940). "Mrs. Theodore J. Hoover, 1872-1940". California Historical Society Quarterly. 19 (3): 287–287. doi:10.2307/25160898. ISSN   0008-1175.
  3. ↑ Layne, J. Gregg (1948-12-01). "Review: CALIFORNIA LANDMARKS: A Photographic Guide to the State's Historic Spots , by James D. McClure". The Quarterly: Historical Society of Southern California. 30 (4): 322–323. doi:10.2307/41169008. ISSN   2162-9358.
  4. ↑ Butler, Phyllis (1973). "Review of Remain to Be Seen". California Historical Quarterly. 52 (4): 373–374. doi:10.2307/25157474. ISSN   0097-6059.
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