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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical
literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles
have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades.
The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to
promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a
TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the
amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series,
tredition intends to make thousands of international literature
classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1894 Edition.
1894. Adventures of a Forty-Niner was written by Dr. Daniel Knower
who sailed for California in 1849 armed with a letter of
introduction from his cousin's husband, William L. Marcy, and
twelve prefabricated frame houses he intended to sell in San
Francisco. The book describes his business and real estate
speculations in San Francisco; the city's gambling dens, their
mountebanks and blackguards, and its politics on the eve of the
Civil War. He provides a glimpse of life at a mining camp near
Coloma and the dusty violence of a bullfight. He got into the
shipping business and traveled as far inland as Stockton with a
cargo of house frames.
1894. Adventures of a Forty-Niner was written by Dr. Daniel Knower
who sailed for California in 1849 armed with a letter of
introduction from his cousin's husband, William L. Marcy, and
twelve prefabricated frame houses he intended to sell in San
Francisco. The book describes his business and real estate
speculations in San Francisco; the city's gambling dens, their
mountebanks and blackguards, and its politics on the eve of the
Civil War. He provides a glimpse of life at a mining camp near
Coloma and the dusty violence of a bullfight. He got into the
shipping business and traveled as far inland as Stockton with a
cargo of house frames.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Daniel Knower sailed to California in 1849 with a letter of
introduction from his cousin's husband, William L. Marcy, and
twelve prefabricated frame houses he intended to sell in San
Francisco. Knower talks about his real estate business, the
gambling in the city, and mountebanks and blackguards, There is
also a section on pre Civil War politics in California. Knower
shipped house frames inland. He also traveled to mining camps and
witnessed a bullfight.
1894. Adventures of a Forty-Niner was written by Dr. Daniel Knower
who sailed for California in 1849 armed with a letter of
introduction from his cousin's husband, William L. Marcy, and
twelve prefabricated frame houses he intended to sell in San
Francisco. The book describes his business and real estate
speculations in San Francisco; the city's gambling dens, their
mountebanks and blackguards, and its politics on the eve of the
Civil War. He provides a glimpse of life at a mining camp near
Coloma and the dusty violence of a bullfight. He got into the
shipping business and traveled as far inland as Stockton with a
cargo of house frames.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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