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California sketches, with recollections of the gold mines;

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Leonard Kip (1826-1906), a young Albany lawyer, sailed for California in 1849. On his return east in 1850, Kip resumed the practice of law in Albany and published stories, articles, and novels. California sketches (1946) reprints accounts of his adventures that Kip sent home for newspaper publicatio...

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Main Author: Kip, Leonard, 1826-1906
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, N.A. Kovach, 1946.
Series:California centennial series.
Subjects:
California > Description and travel.
Gold mines and mining > California.
Law > Political aspects > California.
Mines and mineral resources > California.
California > Gold discoveries > Personal narratives.
Californie > Découvertes d'or > Récits personnels.
Californie > Descriptions et voyages.
Droit > Aspect politique > Californie.
Gold mines and mining
Law > Political aspects
Mines and mineral resources
Travel
California
California, Southern > Imprints > Specimens.
Personal narratives
Online Access:http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.011
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Summary:Leonard Kip (1826-1906), a young Albany lawyer, sailed for California in 1849. On his return east in 1850, Kip resumed the practice of law in Albany and published stories, articles, and novels. California sketches (1946) reprints accounts of his adventures that Kip sent home for newspaper publication and that were published as a pamphlet in 1850. The eight chapters describe his arrival in San Francisco, journey through Stockton to two months of gold-mining on the Mukelumne, and reasons for his abandonment of California.
Item Description:Includes reproduction of original t.p., 1850.
Errata slip inserted.
Physical Description:2 preliminary leaves, vii-xi, [1] pages, 2 leaves, 58, [2] pages plates, map, facsimile 23 cm.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.