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Title

  • Ramblings in California : containing a description of the country, life at the mines, state of society, &c. Interspersed with characteristic anecdotes, and sketches from life, being the five years' experience of a gold digger

Summary

  • Pringle Shaw was a Briton or Canadian who spent five years in California in the 1850s. Ramblings in California (1857?) falls into two parts. The first half is an analytical study of California's varied residents (European, Asian, United States emigrants); a history of mining and the evolution of society and law in mining camps and towns; and discussion of the state's prospects for farmers, women, and children. Shaw describes San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Benecia at length and provides a county-by-county and town-by-town analysis of the state's climate, soil, commerce, and demographic patterns. The last half contains anecdotes of Shaw's own experiences as a miner and merchant in both the Northern and Southern Mines, with special notes on routes to California and an account of his passage at Chagres.

Names

  • Shaw, Pringle.

Created / Published

  • Toronto : J. Bain, [1857?]

Headings

  • -  California--Gold discoveries
  • -  California--Description and travel
  • -  Ethnic groups--California
  • -  Women--California
  • -  Urbanization--California
  • -  Law--Political aspects--California
  • -  Agriculture--California
  • -  Business--California

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-06-06 update (1 card)

Medium

  • vi p., 1 l., [9]-239 p. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F865 .S54

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • rc01000819

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

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:

Shaw, Pringle. Ramblings in California: containing a description of the country, life at the mines, state of society, &c. Interspersed with characteristic anecdotes, and sketches from life, being the five years' experience of a gold digger. [Toronto: J. Bain, ?, 1857] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01000819/.

APA citation style:

Shaw, P. (1857) Ramblings in California: containing a description of the country, life at the mines, state of society, &c. Interspersed with characteristic anecdotes, and sketches from life, being the five years' experience of a gold digger. [Toronto: J. Bain, ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01000819/.

MLA citation style:

Shaw, Pringle. Ramblings in California: containing a description of the country, life at the mines, state of society, &c. Interspersed with characteristic anecdotes, and sketches from life, being the five years' experience of a gold digger. [Toronto: J. Bain, ?, 1857] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/rc01000819/>.