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Book/Printed Material Recollections of pioneer work in California.

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Title

  • Recollections of pioneer work in California.

Summary

  • A native of Massachusetts, James Woods (1814/5-1886) served a church in Alabama in 1849 when the Presbyterian mission board selected him for duty in California. Recollections of pioneer work in California (1878) describes the Woods family's voyage round the Horn and early stay in San Francisco before moving to Stockton, where Woods ministered for more than four years. He describes his Stockton ministry in detail, also reminiscing about other Protestant clergy in the neighborhood. Briefer notice is given to his later pastorates in Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, and Healdsburg.

Names

  • Woods, James, 1814 or 1815-1886.

Created / Published

  • San Francisco, J. Winterburn & co., printers, 1878.

Headings

  • -  Frontier and pioneer life--California
  • -  Presbyterian Church--California
  • -  Urbanization--California
  • -  Real estate development--California
  • -  Law--Political aspects--California

Notes

  • -  "The writer was one of the three ministers which formed the first presbytery (O.S.) in California." -- Pref.

Medium

  • 260 p. 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F865 .W89
  • Microfilm 35815 F Microfilm.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 14021233

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

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  • online text

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Woods, James, 1814 Or. Recollections of pioneer work in California. San Francisco, J. Winterburn & co., printers, 1878. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/14021233/.

APA citation style:

Woods, J. (1878) Recollections of pioneer work in California. San Francisco, J. Winterburn & co., printers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/14021233/.

MLA citation style:

Woods, James, 1814 Or. Recollections of pioneer work in California. San Francisco, J. Winterburn & co., printers, 1878. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/14021233/>.