01716cam a22002891 4500 rc 01000852 DLC 20260227111901.0 cr ||||||||||| 910603s1873 cauf 000 0 eng rc 01000852 DLC CarP DLC F866 .E7 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. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publicaton. California Description and travel. California Social life and customs. Ethnic groups California. Law Political aspects California. Mines and mineral resources California. calbk 027 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.027 t 51931 51931