Sketch of life in the Golden state Evans, Albert S. 1831-1872 creator text cau San Francisco A.L. Bancroft & company 1873 monographic eng

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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. By Col. Albert S. Evans ... With an introduction by Col. W.H.L. Barnes and illustrations from original drawings by Ernest Narjot. 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 F866 .E7 rc 01000852 hdl:loc.gdc/calbk.027 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.027 No known restrictions on publicaton. DLC 910603 20260227111901.0 rc 01000852