| Author |
Bates, D. B. (Dolly B.), 1826-1908 |
| Title |
Incidents on land and water : or, Four years on the Pacific coast; being a narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon, and Fanchon, together with many startling and interesting adventures on sea and land
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| Edition |
Eighth edition
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| Original Publication |
Boston: Published for the Author, 1860.
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| Credits |
Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Summary |
A native of Kingston, Massachusetts, Mrs. Bates sailed to California in 1850 on board the Nonantum, a coaler commanded by her husband. On reaching that state, the Bateses undertook hotelkeeping in Marysville, 1851-1854. Incidents on land and water (1857) contains Mrs. Bates's hair-raising account of her voyage to California, when fires forced the scuttling of three ships on which the Bateses sailed. Mrs. Bates recounts hardships of the mining town, with special attention to the life of women and children in the camps, and gives details of a tour of the Sacramento Valley.
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
F850.5: United States local history: Pacific States
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| Subject |
California -- Description and travel
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| Subject |
Voyages to the Pacific coast
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| Subject |
Urbanization -- California
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| Subject |
Real estate development -- California
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| Subject |
Business -- California
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| Subject |
California -- Gold discoveries
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| Subject |
Ethnic groups -- California
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
75851 |
| Release Date |
Apr 13, 2025 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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