Skip to main content

Author picture

Robert R. Kirsch (1922–1980)

Author of West of the West; witnesses to the California experience, 1542-1906. The story of California from the conquistadores to the great earthquake

4+ Works 36 Members 1 Review

Works by Robert R. Kirsch

West of the West; witnesses to the California experience, 1542-1906. The story of California from the conquistadores to… (1967) 21 copies

Lives, works & transformations: A quarter century of book reviews and essays (1978) 6 copies

Casino: A Novel About Las Vegas (1979) 5 copies

In the Wrong Rain (1961) 4 copies

Associated Works

New World Writing #13: Stories, Poetry, Essays, Drama (1958) — Contributor — 4 copies

Tagged

- Section: California History (1) A (1) American West (1) american west expansion (1) BD7/eb (1) bio (1) biography (1) CA history (1) CA REF (1) California (5) California history (2) california under spain and mexico (1) Civil War (1) conquistadors (1) dining room (1) Donation (1) exploration (1) First Edition/Western History/California (1) great research (1) history (2) Huntington Library research (1) inscribed (1) literary criticism (1) local history (1) Location: F-3 (1) Miscellaneous (1) Modoc War (1) Native Americans (1) non-fiction (1) Old California (1) railroads (1) read (1) Russians (1) Spanish Missions (1) spanish pioneers (1) spanish settlements (1) unread (1) USA (California) (1) West (1) WS1.1 (1)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Kirsch, Robert R.
Birthdate: 1922
Date of death: 1980-08-16
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Occupations: book critic
Organizations: Los Angeles Times

Members

Reviews

West of the West; witnesses to the California… by Robert R. Kirsch

lengthy quotes from journals and other primary source materials. many new details for me. corsairs.

Flagged

Smoscoso | Sep 12, 2019 |

See More Reviews

Awards

By Award By Work

New York Times bestseller

In the Wrong Rain (Fiction – 1959)

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

William S. Murphy Joint Author.

Statistics

Works: 4
Also by: 1
Members: 36
Popularity: #397,831
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 3

Pictures

Links

Robert R. Kirsch collection

Helper Hub

LibraryThing members improve authors by combining author names and works, separating out homonymous authors into separate identities, and more.

Verdana Standard Verdana Small The Lorax System Standard System Large Georgia Large Text Atkinson

This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.