{"product_id":"highways-and-byways-of-california-clifton-johnson-9780977165513","title":"Highways and Byways of California","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom San Diego near the southern border to the far northern reaches of the state around Mount Shasta, \u003cem\u003eHighways and Byways of California \u003c\/em\u003echronicles a trip through California in the very early years of the 20th century, not long after Yosemite became a national park and before the coming boom years transformed the countryside. Traveling the back roads, with stops in some of the celebrated towns of The Golden State, travel writer and folklorist Clifton Johnson describes the scenery and wildlife and entertains with anecdotes and tales from his fellow travelers and the characters encountered along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpted from \u003cem\u003eHighways and Byways of The Pacific Coast\u003c\/em\u003e, this travelogue was first published by The MacMillan Company in 1908 as part of the Highways and Byways of America series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the American Highways and Byways series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the very early years of the 20th century, each volume in the Highways and Byways series chronicles a trip along the back roads of America-with stops in cities like New Orleans and San Francisco-long before the advent of the interstate and when more than half of the country's population lived in small towns and rural places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome along with other intrepid travelers of the day. The roads may be rough by today's standards, but the mood is light, with tales of hunting and Indians, wild animals and highwaymen. Up through the snows and the sugar pines, across deserts, along the rivers and bayous, and deep into farm country-sometimes by stage or wagon, sometimes on foot or by rail-meeting local characters along the way, the adventure continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clifton Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0977165515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780977165513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Whitworth and I - Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Clifton Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447185748223,"sku":"9780977165513","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6307949-2331-45db-bdee-d632f8715988.jpg?v=1777229415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/highways-and-byways-of-california-clifton-johnson-9780977165513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}