First History of Sacramento City: By Dr. John F. Morse

First History of Sacramento City by Dr. John F. Morse was first published in 1853 in Colville’s Sacramento City Directory and reissued by the Sacramento Book Collectors Club in 1945, with an historical note on Dr. Morse’s life by Caroline El. Wenzel. It was the third book published by the club. This is a commemorative edition of the original book with a new introduction by Lawrence Fox, a profile of Caroline Wenzel by Gary Kurutz and comments about being a doctor during Gold Rush California by Dr. Bob LaPerriere. Since 1945, the club has issued 22 books and more than 700 keepsakes. Most are in the permanent collections of the UC Davis and California State University Sacramento Libraries, the California State Library, UC Davis, and the Sacramento Public Library