Author: William Henry Thomes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781404750999
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
On land and sea
Author: William Henry Thomes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781404750999
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781404750999
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
On Land and Sea, Or, California in the Years 1843, '44, and '45
Author: William Henry Thomes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
On Land and Sea, Or California in the Years 1843, '44 and '45 (Classic Reprint)
Author: William Henry Thomes
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365391609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Excerpt from On Land and Sea, or California in the Years 1843, '44 and '45 Of course, after such atrocious sentiments as these, my friends gave me up in despair. It was resolved, in family council, that I was a voung mon ster, and that only a long and difficult voyage, under a tartar captain, would drive the nonsense out of my mind and body, and I was told to look for a ship, and go in her, as soon as possible, and that is the way I happened to enroll my name on the shipping papers of the Admittance, of Boston, be longing to the house of William Appleton Samuel Hooper, both gentle men, in later years serving the State in Congress for several terms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365391609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Excerpt from On Land and Sea, or California in the Years 1843, '44 and '45 Of course, after such atrocious sentiments as these, my friends gave me up in despair. It was resolved, in family council, that I was a voung mon ster, and that only a long and difficult voyage, under a tartar captain, would drive the nonsense out of my mind and body, and I was told to look for a ship, and go in her, as soon as possible, and that is the way I happened to enroll my name on the shipping papers of the Admittance, of Boston, be longing to the house of William Appleton Samuel Hooper, both gentle men, in later years serving the State in Congress for several terms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
On Land and Sea
Author: William H. Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781250993
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Bonded Leather binding
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781250993
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Bonded Leather binding
On Land and Sea
Author: William Henry Thomes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Forty-Niners: A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado
Author: Stewart Edward White
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The California Gold Rush of 1849 was a defining moment in American history, and in 'The Forty-Niners: A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado', Stewart Edward White captures the thrilling yet perilous journey that prospectors made to reach the elusive gold fields. The book is a true-to-life account of the challenges faced by pioneers, from the treacherous trails to the lawless towns that emerged as gold fever swept the region. White expertly weaves together the stories of the diverse people who flocked to California, and shows how they came together to form a society and government from scratch.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The California Gold Rush of 1849 was a defining moment in American history, and in 'The Forty-Niners: A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado', Stewart Edward White captures the thrilling yet perilous journey that prospectors made to reach the elusive gold fields. The book is a true-to-life account of the challenges faced by pioneers, from the treacherous trails to the lawless towns that emerged as gold fever swept the region. White expertly weaves together the stories of the diverse people who flocked to California, and shows how they came together to form a society and government from scratch.
A Bibliography of the History of California and the Pacific West 1510-1906
Author: Robert Ernest Cowan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
California in the 1930s
Author: Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520954645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Alive with the exuberance, contradictions, and variety of the Golden State, this Depression-era guide to California is more than 700 pages of information that is, as David Kipen writes in his spirited introduction, "anecdotal, opinionated, and altogether habit-forming." Describing the history, culture, and roadside attractions of the 1930s, the WPA Guide to California features some of the very best anonymous literature of its era, with writing by luminaries such as San Francisco poet Kenneth Rexroth, composer-writer- hobo Harry Partch, and authors Tillie Olsen and Kenneth Patchen.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520954645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Alive with the exuberance, contradictions, and variety of the Golden State, this Depression-era guide to California is more than 700 pages of information that is, as David Kipen writes in his spirited introduction, "anecdotal, opinionated, and altogether habit-forming." Describing the history, culture, and roadside attractions of the 1930s, the WPA Guide to California features some of the very best anonymous literature of its era, with writing by luminaries such as San Francisco poet Kenneth Rexroth, composer-writer- hobo Harry Partch, and authors Tillie Olsen and Kenneth Patchen.
Encyclopedia of California
Author: Nancy Capace
Publisher: North American Book Dist LLC
ISBN: 040309318X
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 839
Book Description
Publisher: North American Book Dist LLC
ISBN: 040309318X
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 839
Book Description
The Forty-Niners
Author: Steward Edward White
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732654249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Forty-Niners by Steward Edward White
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732654249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Forty-Niners by Steward Edward White