History of Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and PioneersAn indispensable authority about the early years of American settlement in California, including, but not limited to pre Spanish inhabitants, the Spanish Mexican period, and the time since U. S. sovereignty was established. It includes information about the countys agriculture, discovery of gold, industry, county education, county government and politics. Ventura was a part of Santa Barbara until 1872 and this book contains a separate history of