À la California. Sketch of life in the Golden state.
Evans, Albert S., 1831-1872.
À la California. Sketch of life in the Golden state. By Col. Albert S. Evans ... With an introduction by Col. W.H.L. Barnes and illustrations from original drawings by Ernest Narjot. - San Francisco, A.L. Bancroft & company, 1873. - 379 p. front., plates 22 cm.
Albert S. Evans (1831-1872) was a New Hampshire-born California journalist, serving as correspondent for the New York Tribune and Chicago Tribune. Á la California (1873) is a volume of reminiscences and anecdotal history published after Evans's death at sea. He begins by taking his reader on a tour from the Sierra Morena through the San Andreas Valley, south to Pescadero and Santa Cruz, up the Napa Valley and Mount St. Helena. He offers several chapters on San Francisco, with special attention to the legends of the Barbary Coast and Chinatown and tales of miners in the Gold Rush.
No known restrictions on publicaton.
rc 01000852
Ethnic groups--California.
Law--Political aspects--California.
Mines and mineral resources--California.
California--Description and travel.
California--Social life and customs.
F866 / .E7
À la California. Sketch of life in the Golden state. By Col. Albert S. Evans ... With an introduction by Col. W.H.L. Barnes and illustrations from original drawings by Ernest Narjot. - San Francisco, A.L. Bancroft & company, 1873. - 379 p. front., plates 22 cm.
Albert S. Evans (1831-1872) was a New Hampshire-born California journalist, serving as correspondent for the New York Tribune and Chicago Tribune. Á la California (1873) is a volume of reminiscences and anecdotal history published after Evans's death at sea. He begins by taking his reader on a tour from the Sierra Morena through the San Andreas Valley, south to Pescadero and Santa Cruz, up the Napa Valley and Mount St. Helena. He offers several chapters on San Francisco, with special attention to the legends of the Barbary Coast and Chinatown and tales of miners in the Gold Rush.
No known restrictions on publicaton.
rc 01000852
Ethnic groups--California.
Law--Political aspects--California.
Mines and mineral resources--California.
California--Description and travel.
California--Social life and customs.
F866 / .E7