Publication

1882 - A.L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, California

Language

English

Word Count

9,750 words, Guess

Page Count

39 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC970
  • LCCF851 .B215

Alternate Titles

  • Bancroft's works

Description

Hubert Howe Bancroft (May 5, 1832 – March 2, 1918) was an American historian and ethnologist who wrote, published and collected works concerning the western United States, Texas, California, Alaska, Mexico, Central America and British Columbia.

First Sentence

When it first became known to Europe that a new continent had been discovered, the wise men, philosophers, and especially the learned ecclesiastics, were sorely perplexed to account for such a discovery.

Subjects

Genres

  • Bibliography

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  • The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft.A.L. Bancroft & Co.1882-01-01
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