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Book Condition: Used Good
Seller: Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

Canada
About Item: SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. Good. 1909. On offer is a super group of four [4] original manuscript diaries with entries dated 1909 - 1927 handwritten by a recent British immigrant to San Diego California. While the first three books are lesser and sporadically written they along with the full 4th book covering 1918 - 1927 make for an excellent detailed account of life San Diego in the early 20th Century. From references to community happenings such as a new post office opening to prices for various goods and services to one of the many earth tremors that afflict this area, it offers a social historian a valuable window into the city's early life. Chock full of details of the writer's daily life casual research suggests that the writer is John Shippam, who along with some family members, emigrated from England in 1904 or 1905. This is supported by entries that refer to 'Cecil', his brother and 'Delia' his sister who accompanied him to The United States. There is also a… Read More
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