Sourced from the dust cover flap (image provided with listing):

         The story follows Sacramento's development from the very beginning with the native tribes local to the area through the settlers of the early years and the gold rush to the time the city became the California  state capital.

Condition note:

           This hardcover with dust cover as wear to the top edge of the dust cover that includes a small missing chip to the bottom edge. This copy is a fifth printing of 1987 and has no marks or notes to the text.