Revere, Joseph Warren, 1812-1880 A tour of duty in California; including a description of the gold region: and an account of the voyage around cape Horn...

GLC04708

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GLC#
GLC04708
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1849
Author/Creator
Revere, Joseph Warren, 1812-1880
Title
A tour of duty in California; including a description of the gold region: and an account of the voyage around cape Horn...
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 v. : 305 p. : map : plates Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.3 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Title continues "with notices of lower California, the Gulf and Pacific coasts, and the principal events attending the conquest of the Californias." California scenes include a quicksilver mine, California capital Monterey, the Sacramento River, and a "Ranchero Feat" (tying a bear). Sketches are by Revere and lithographed by William Endicott & Co. Inscription from the editor, Joseph N. Balestier, reads "Mrs. Louisa C. Butler with the warmest regards of Caroline Balestier's Husband, Feb. 1849. 'Lord! keep our memory green.'" Includes folded map of San Francisco Harbor.

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