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Book/Printed Material Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley.

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Title

  • Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley.

Summary

  • James H. Carson (d. 1853) wrote this volume, supposed to be the first book printed in Stockton, not long before his death. Early recollections of the mines (1852) first appeared as a supplement to the San Joaquín Republican in 1852 and was published shortly afterward as a bound pamphlet. The version published here was reprinted in the Magazine of history, 1931. Carson offers a lively narrative of early California history before turning to brief anecdotes of miners' lives in 1848 and 1849 and a glowing promotional description of the Tulare Valley.

Names

  • Carson, James H., -1853.

Created / Published

  • [Tarrytown, N.Y., Reprinted, W. Abbatt, 1931]

Headings

  • -  California--Gold discoveries
  • -  Tulare Valley (Calif.)--Description and travel
  • -  Urbanization--California
  • -  Real estate development--California
  • -  Mines and mineral resources--California

Notes

  • -  Includes reproduction of front wrapper and t.-p. of 2d edition. Cover-title: Second edition. Life in California together with a description of the great Tulare valley ... Stockton, 1852.
  • -  Map has title: Map of the southern mines, by C.D. Gibbes, 1852.
  • -  "The first edition did not appear in book form, having been issued as a supplement to a number of the 'San Joaquin republican'."--Cowan, R.E. Bibliography of the history of California ... p. 43.

Medium

  • 5 p.l., 9-82 p. map. 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E173 .M24 no. 164

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 31011889

Online Format

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  • 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:

Carson, James H., -1853. Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley. [Tarrytown, N.Y., Reprinted, W. Abbatt, 1931] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/31011889/.

APA citation style:

Carson, J. H. (1931) Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley. [Tarrytown, N.Y., Reprinted, W. Abbatt] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/31011889/.

MLA citation style:

Carson, James H., -1853. Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley. [Tarrytown, N.Y., Reprinted, W. Abbatt, 1931] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/31011889/>.