California. (Record no. 51896)
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| control field | rc 01000765 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | DLC |
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| control field | 20260227111901.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 810825s1849 fr b 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | rc 01000765 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | CarP |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ca |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | F865 |
| Item number | .V56 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vizetelly, Henry, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1820-1894. |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Four months among the gold-finders in Alta California |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | California. |
| Remainder of title | Four months among the gold-finders, being the diary of an expedition from San Francisco to the gold districts. |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | By J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, M.D. [pseud.] What I saw in California, a description of its soil, climate, productions, and gold mines; with the best routes and latest information for intending emigrants. By Edwin Bryant, late alcade [!] of San Francisco. To which is annexed, an appendix containing official documents and letters authenticating the accounts of the quantities of gold found, with its actual value ... With a map. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Paris, |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | A. and W. Galignani and co, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1849. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 2 p.l., 136 p. |
| Other physical details | map. |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "A fictitious narrative". cf. Vizetelly (the author's) "Glances back through seventy years," vol. I (1893) p. 343-347. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Henry Vizetelly (1820-1894), a London engraver and author, was a pioneer in the publication of inexpensive illustrated books and magazines. Edwin Bryant (1805-1869) was a Kentucky journalist before coming to California in 1846. He served under Frémont in the Mexican War and was then made alcalde of San Francisco. California. Four months among the gold-finders (1849) by "J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, M.D." is a fictional account of the Gold Rush that purports to have been sent to the author's brother from Monterey in October, 1848. In truth, Henry Vizetelly wrote the book without ever leaving London, supplementing easily available official accounts of the Gold Rush with his own imagination. The secret of his authorship and the book's fictious nature did not become public knowledge for some forty years after its original publication. "Brooks's" account begins with his arrival in San Francisco, continuing with a trip to the goldfields near Sutter's Fort and a try at prospecting at Weber's Creek and other camps. What I saw in California, the second portion of the volume, originally published in 1848, contains Edwin Bryant's more authentic account of life in pre-Gold Rush California, 1846-1847, including the U.S. Army occupation of the territory. Other documents in the appendix are letters concerning the Gold Rush that had appeared in the public press. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE | |
| Additional physical form available note | Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. |
| 540 ## - TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Terms governing use and reproduction | No known restrictions on publication. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ethnic groups |
| Geographic subdivision | California. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Law |
| General subdivision | Political aspects |
| Geographic subdivision | California. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mines and mineral resources |
| Geographic subdivision | California. |
| 700 12 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bryant, Edwin, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1805-1869. |
| Title of a work | What I saw in California. |
| Date of a work | 1849. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Path | calbk |
| Electronic name | 125 |
| Electronic format type | t |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.125">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.125</a> |
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