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The land of gold

The land of gold

by Hinton Rowan Helper

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Author
Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909
Title
The land of gold; reality versus fiction
Original Publication
United States: Published for the Author by Henry Taylor,1855.
Credits
Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
F850.5: United States local history: Pacific States
Subject
Ethnic groups -- California
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 69295
Release Date
November 5, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE LAND OF GOLD. REALITY VERSUS FICTION.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS. — THE LAND OF GOLD.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. CALIFORNIA UNVEILED.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. THE BALANCE-SHEET.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. SOCIETY IN CALIFORNIA.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. SAN FRANCISCO.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. SAN FRANCISCO—CONTINUED.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. SAN FRANCISCO—CONCLUDED.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. THE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. CURSORY VIEWS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX. SUNDAY IN CALIFORNIA.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X. BEAR AND BULL FIGHT.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI. SACRAMENTO.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII. YUBA—THE MINER’S TENT.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. STOCKTON AND SONORA.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA VIA CAPE HORN.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. VOYAGE FROM CALIFORNIA VIA NICARAGUA.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. MY LAST MINING ADVENTURE.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. BODEGA.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. THE DIGGER INDIANS AND NEGROES.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX. ARE YOU GOING TO CALIFORNIA?

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