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Author: William C. Disturnell Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780428125172 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 704
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Excerpt from Disturnell's Business Directory and Gazetteer of the West Coast of North America: Containing the Names, Business, and Location of All Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Public Officers in the Seaport and Adjacent Interior Towns of California, Oregon, Washington Territory, Alaska, British Columbia and Mexico IN placing before the public this volume, the compiler deems it appropriate to state that a long and varied experience in the com pilation of works of a similar character has convinced him of the absolute necessity of a thorough and systematic canvass of the localities embraced, in order to present publications that will sup ply the wants and merit the approbation of the mercantile com munity. In pursuance of this plan, a corps of experienced canvass ers have been employed in the collection of names and statistics for this work, from British Columbia on the north to Mexico on the south, and no pains or expense Spared to make it complete and reliable in, every respect. In addition to the alphabetical and classified lists of business men in many of the most important 10 calities in California, Oregon, Washington Territory, Alaska, British Columbia, and Mexico, it will be found to contain an accurate description of each city or town, commercial statistics, population, routes of travel, distances, and other valuable data; the whole forming a complete and useful Book of Reference for the business men of the Pacific Coast, Eastern States, and Europe. A valuable feature of the work is a reliable list of the merchants, etc., in several important towns on the west coast of Mexico, a rich and fertile section that is now attracting the attention of the merchants and manufacturers of the 'united States. In conclu sion, the complier respectfully tenders his thanks to the members of the press, public officers, and others, for their evidences of good will and cheerful response to requests for information. His thanks are also due to the numerous patrons of the work, for their liberal support; and to Messrs. Bacon Company, the printers of the volume, for its neat and attractive typographical appearance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Wyndham Beawes Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions ISBN: 9781385697672 Category : Languages : en Pages : 986
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T136426 With an index. London: printed for J. Rivington, and Sons, T. Longman, B. Law, S. Crowder, T. Cadell, G. Robinson, J. Sewel, and R. Baldwin, 1783. vi, [6],944, [16]p., table; 2°