ÒWhere Rolls The Kern, A History Of Kern CountyÓ by Herbert G. Comfort--1934
ÒHistory should not overstep the limits of truth, and indeed, in recording noble deeds, the truth is
sufficient.Ó
ÒCounty Histories as a class quite generally possess two outstanding characteristics. They are very often
written by Òone of the oldest inhabitants who remembers when;Ó and, all too frequently, in the opinion
of this writer at least, from one-half to three-quarters of their total space is given over to biographies
and Òwrite-upsÓ of the countyÕs Òprominent citizensÓ of today, whose chief claim to recognition in all too
many cases is that they have subscribed in advance for one or more copies of the volume, at rather a
round figure, or have otherwise contributed financially to the support of the work.Ó