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Book/Printed Material Memoirs of Elisha Oscar Crosby; reminiscences of California and Guatemala from 1849 to 1864,

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Title

  • Memoirs of Elisha Oscar Crosby; reminiscences of California and Guatemala from 1849 to 1864,

Summary

  • Elisha Oscar Crosby (1818-1895), a New York lawyer, fell victim to "California fever" and sailed for the West in December 1848. In California he had a distinguished legal and political career that led to a diplomatic appointment. Memoirs of Elisha Oscar Crosby (1945) prints handwritten reminiscences and anecdotes prepared by Crosby in his old age. Topics include: early life in New York, the voyage west via Panama, law practice in mining camps, the 1849 Constitutional Convention, and service in the state senate. Crosby also reflects on the inequities of the California Land Act of 1851 and his term as U.S. minister to Guatemala, 1861-1864.

Names

  • Crosby, Elisha Oscar, 1818-1895.
  • Barker, Charles A. (Charles Albro), 1904-

Created / Published

  • San Marino, Calif., The Huntington library, 1945.

Headings

  • -  California--Description and travel
  • -  California--History--1850-1950
  • -  Guatemala--Description and travel
  • -  Urbanization--California
  • -  Real estate development--California
  • -  Law--Political aspects--California
  • -  Mines and mineral resources--California

Notes

  • -  "Bibliographical note on the Crosby papers": p. xxiii-xxvi.

Medium

  • xxvi, 119 p. front. (port.) plates. 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F865 .C9

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 45008788

Rights Advisory

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

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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:

Crosby, Elisha Oscar, and Charles A Barker. Memoirs of Elisha Oscar Crosby; reminiscences of California and Guatemala fromto 1864. San Marino, Calif., The Huntington library, 1945. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/45008788/.

APA citation style:

Crosby, E. O. & Barker, C. A. (1945) Memoirs of Elisha Oscar Crosby; reminiscences of California and Guatemala fromto 1864. San Marino, Calif., The Huntington library. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/45008788/.

MLA citation style:

Crosby, Elisha Oscar, and Charles A Barker. Memoirs of Elisha Oscar Crosby; reminiscences of California and Guatemala fromto 1864. San Marino, Calif., The Huntington library, 1945. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/45008788/>.