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White, Gerald T.
BAPTISM IN OIL. Stephen F. Peckham in Southern California, 1865-66.
1984 1st Seven pp. photos, with illustrations by Rex Brandt. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1984. One of 500 copies designed by Ward Ritchie and printed by the Castle Press. Interesting account of the life and labors Stephen F. Peckham (1839-1918), and his role as a chemist in the nascent California petroleum industry. Hired as a refiner in 1865 by the California Petroleum Company, Peckham came west to Ojai and the Santa Clara Valley in order to investigate the commercial potential of California petroleum at a time when the entire state was overrun with oil speculators. His correspondence and accompanying reminiscence reveal him to be a keen observer of both the physical and social environment. A very good copy in the original plain paper dust jacket.
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- ordernr.: BOOKS011086I
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