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Book/Printed Material From the Kennebec to California; reminiscences of a California pioneer.

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Title

  • From the Kennebec to California; reminiscences of a California pioneer.

Summary

  • Henry Hiram Ellis (1829-1909) of Maine sailed round the Horn to San Francisco in 1849. From the Kennebec to California (1959) contains various versions of his reminiscences covering his adventures as a gold miner, captain of a Sacramento River boat and Pacific merchant ship, San Francisco police officer and Chief of Police (1875-1877).

Names

  • Ellis, Henry Hiram, 1829-1909.

Created / Published

  • Los Angeles, W.F. Lewis [c1959]

Headings

  • -  California--Gold discoveries
  • -  Frontier and pioneer life--California
  • -  Crime--California--San Francisco
  • -  Criminals--California--San Francisco
  • -  Police--California--San Francisco
  • -  Ethnic groups--California
  • -  Law--Political aspects--California

Notes

  • -  Illustrated lining papers.

Medium

  • xi, 88 p. 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F864 .E46

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 58014191

Rights Advisory

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

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:

Ellis, Henry Hiram. From the Kennebec to California; reminiscences of a California pioneer. [Los Angeles, W.F. Lewis, 1959] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/58014191/.

APA citation style:

Ellis, H. H. (1959) From the Kennebec to California; reminiscences of a California pioneer. [Los Angeles, W.F. Lewis] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/58014191/.

MLA citation style:

Ellis, Henry Hiram. From the Kennebec to California; reminiscences of a California pioneer. [Los Angeles, W.F. Lewis, 1959] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/58014191/>.