Anton Roman: San Francisco’s Pioneering Bookseller & Publisher
Released Thursday, 18th January 2018
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Anton Roman: San Francisco’s Pioneering Bookseller & Publisher
Anton Roman: San Francisco’s Pioneering Bookseller & Publisher
Thursday, 18th January 2018
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John Crichton, proprietor of the Brick Row Book Shop in San Francisco, shares the story of pioneering entrepreneur Anton Roman (1828–1903), who came to California from Bavaria in 1849 to make his fortune in the gold fields, then converted his gold into books and became one of the most important booksellers in the West.
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The Huntington’s early American historical collections are important resources for the study of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods, the drafting of the Constitution, and the Civil War. Among the holdings are hundreds of autograph letters written by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, as well as the manuscript of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. The Huntington can also claim the largest collection of autograph manuscripts of Abraham Lincoln west of Illinois. In conferences, seminars, and lectures, curators and visiting scholars discuss their subjects in depth.Join Podchaser to...
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