The Shirley Letters From California Mines In 1851 52 Being A Series Of Twenty Three Letters From Dame Shirley Mtrs Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe

Author : Thomas C. Russel
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ISBN 13 : 9781331777755
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book The Shirley Letters From California Mines in 1851-52 written by Thomas C. Russel and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Shirley Letters From California Mines in 1851-52: Being a Series of Twenty-Three Letters From Dame Shirley (Mrs. Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe) To Her Sister in Massachusetts and Now Reprinted From the Pioneer Magazine of 1854-55, With Synopses of the Letters, a Foreword, and Many Typographical and Ot California, by Dr. Josiah Royce, in the handsome as well as handy I American Commonwealths series, is, commonly regarded as the best short history of California ever written, and particularly so as to the early mining era. Dr. Royce I knew his state, and a more competent writer could hardly have been selected. Reviewing, in his history, almost everything accessible, worthy of consideration, in connection with mining-camps, it is noteworthy that the Doctor has much to say concerning the Shirley Letters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.