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Book/Printed Material A Frenchman in the gold rush; the journal of Ernest de Massey, argonaut of 1849,

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Title

  • A Frenchman in the gold rush; the journal of Ernest de Massey, argonaut of 1849,

Summary

  • Ernest de Massey was the younger son of a well-to-do French family that sailed to America and the Gold Rush in the spring of 1849. He eventually settled in San Francisco, where he lived until his return to Europe in 1857. A Frenchman in the gold rush (1927) is a translation of de Massey's journal covering his voyage to California, gold mining on the Trinity River, 1850, and visits to San José, Santa Cruz, and San Juan Bautista; and his career as a San Francisco businessman and journalist, 1850-1851.

Names

  • Massey, Christophe-Ernest de, 1812-1896
  • Wilbur, Marguerite Eyer, 1889-

Created / Published

  • San Francisco, California historical society, 1927.

Headings

  • -  Massey, Christophe-Ernest de,--1812-1896--Travel--California--Diaries
  • -  California--Gold discoveries
  • -  California--Description and travel
  • -  San Francisco (Calif.)
  • -  French--California
  • -  Ethnic groups--California

Notes

  • -  Translated from the manuscript now the property of the Los Angeles public library.
  • -  This narrative, beginning with the arrival in San Francisco (part III of the original) was printed in volume V of the Quarterly of the California historical society in 1926.--Notes.

Medium

  • 4 p.l., [11]-183 p. illus., pl., maps, facsims. 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F865 .M38
  • F856 .C237 no. 2 Copy 2.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 28004902

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication. No copyright renewal found.

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • 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:

Massey, Christophe-Ernest De, and Marguerite Eyer Wilbur. A Frenchman in the gold rush; the journal of Ernest de Massey, argonaut of. San Francisco, California historical society, 1927. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/28004902/.

APA citation style:

Massey, C. D. & Wilbur, M. E. (1927) A Frenchman in the gold rush; the journal of Ernest de Massey, argonaut of. San Francisco, California historical society. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/28004902/.

MLA citation style:

Massey, Christophe-Ernest De, and Marguerite Eyer Wilbur. A Frenchman in the gold rush; the journal of Ernest de Massey, argonaut of. San Francisco, California historical society, 1927. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/28004902/>.