Vandor, Paul E.:

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HISTORY OF FRESNO COUNTY CALIFORNIA WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE LEADING MEN AND WOMEN OF THE COUNTY WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EARLY DAYS TO THE ... An absolutely massive history of Fresno County, California, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the United States. The first volume is a history of the county, with much on early settlers, social life, Indian troubles, agricultural development, and the growth of the town of Fresno. The second volume is filled with biographies and portraits of prominent citizens. Vandor, who had lived in California for decades, touts his authority as a historian over previous published histories that he describes as "the hurried labor of superficial hack writers, unacquainted with their subject, the historical subordinated to the commercial feature of the publications." "Several chapters are devoted to California outlaws, one to Vasquez, one to the Evans-Sontag gang, and another to various criminals of the county, including Murieta" - Adams.

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