Tour of C. C. R. across the American continent [diary], 1906 June-October.

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Tour of C. C. R. across the American continent [diary], 1906 June-October.

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During the course of a research trip into Mexico in the summer and fall of 1906, Robertson kept a diary account documenting his travels to the Pacific Coast from New Haven across Canada, south from Vancouver to Los Angeles and on into Mexico from the American Southwest.

2 vols., 10 x 15 cm.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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