Buy this book on-line Goethe, C. M : "What's in a Name?" (Tales, historical or fictitious, about 111 California Gold Belt place names)The Keystone Press, Sacramento, CA, 1949
Inscribed by the author to the printer/publisher in black ink. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4." 202 pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Inscription by the author appears in black ink on the front free endpaper: "Dear Mrs. Howe: - Without Keystone's cooperation this book again would have been impossible. I shudder to think what a nerve strain it would have been to have closed with New York publishers. Gratefully, C. M. Goethe." Printed by the Keystone Press in Sacramento, California. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Slight bit of dampstaining in the lower-right corner of the pages and covers. Text and illustrations are mostly unaffected. Goethe's signature is affected but still intact. A Very Good copy. Charles M. Goethe (1875-1966) was an American eugenicist, businessman, and conservationist. Goethe founded California State University, Sacramento and worked with the National Park Service to help establish interpretive guide programs. Goethe showed a great interest in California history and wrote about the Forty-Niners and the state's famous redwood trees. Goethe is a controversial figure due to his staunch support of eugenics. Eugenics is a "science" based on racial discrimination stating that certain races are naturally superior or inferior to one another. Nazi eugenics eventually led to the horrific events of the Holocaust. Following the Holocaust, American and international interest in eugenics became obsolete, after the world witnessed what eugenics could lead to. The subject of this book is quite apart from eugenics and is instead, as the title indicates, is about the origin of place names in the Gold Belt of California. Names are placed alphabetically. Alphabetical index in the back.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Goethe, C. M : "What's in a Name?" (Tales, historical or fictitious, about 111 California Gold Belt place names). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, livres d'occasion, fine bindings, livres anciens and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |