Highways and Byways of California
by Clifton Johnson
Published March 2026
ISBN: 978-0-9771655-1-3
$14.95; Trade softcover; 188 pages; 5 x 8
about the book
From San Diego near the southern border to the far northern reaches of the state around Mount Shasta, Highways and Byways of California chronicles a trip through California in the very early years of the 20th century, not long after Yosemite became a national park and before the coming boom years transformed the countryside. Traveling the backroads, with stops in some of the celebrated towns of The Golden State, travel writer and folklorist Clifton Johnson describes the scenery and wildlife and entertains with anecdotes and tales from his fellow travelers and the characters encountered along the way.
Excerpted from Highways and Byways of The Pacific Coast, this travelogue was first published by The MacMillan Company in 1908 as part of the Highways and Byways of America series.
about the author
A prolific author, editor, photographer and illustrator, Clifton Johnson produced more than 125 books and countless articles during his long career.
His travel books, including the Highways and Byways of America series, were perhaps his most popular. A self-described folklorist, he focused almost exclusively on the rural countryside and the inhabitants of small towns and farmlands as he crisscrossed the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland and France collecting stories, taking photographs and drawing pictures.
A friend of the naturalist John Burroughs and acquaintance of many of the authors and editors of his day, Johnson lived from 1865 to 1940.
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