Fresno County: The Geographical Hub of the State of California

Excerpt from Fresno County: The Geographical Hub of the State of CaliforniaWhen one speaks of a valley one has in mind a place surrounded by hills and mountains and easily encompassed by the eye. But the San Joaquin is a conception far vaster than this. From north to south the San Joaquin is 250 miles in length, with an average width of 60 miles. It were an all seeing eye, indeed, to encompass a country of this dimension. It is larger in area than several of the States of the Union. Yet it is a true valley, perfectly defined, and singularly free from topographical imperfections. It is, indeed, a geograph ical Amazon, amazingly big, but also amazingly beautiful.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.