Three years in California [1851-54] by John David Borthwick
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| Author | Borthwick, John David, 1824-1892 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | rc01002730 |
| Title | Three years in California [1851-54] |
| Original Publication | Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1857. |
| Note | Republished in 1917 under title: The gold hunters, #72919. |
| Credits | Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | Edinburgh-born artist John David Borthwick left New York for California in 1851, crossing the Isthmus at Chagres. In 1860 Borthwick returned to Britain, where his paintings were exhibited in several galleries including the Royal Academy. Three years in California (1857) focuses on his experiences mining gold and quartz at Hangtown, Foster's Bar, Downieville, Mississippi Bar, Jacksonville, and Carson's Hill. He devotes much attention to social life in the camps as well as mining techniques, describing crime, the Chinese and French and other ethnic groups, and holidays and public entertainments. Borthwick illustrated the book with eight of his own lithographs which are considered the most realistic of the period for California. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F850.5: United States local history: Pacific States |
| Subject | California -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | California -- Gold discoveries |
| Subject | Law -- Political aspects -- California |
| Subject | Ethnic groups -- California |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76244 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76244-9 |
| Release Date | Jun 8, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 590 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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