Three years in California
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Author
Contributions
- Cosgrave, George, 1870-1945. - Contributor
- John David Borthwick - Illustrator
Publication
1857 - William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, Scotland
Language
English
Word Count
96,000 words, Guess
Page Count
384 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveincalithreeyears00bortrich
- Internet Archivethreeyearsincali00bortrich
- Internet Archiveyearsincalithree00bortrich
- Internet Archivegri_threeyearsin00bort
- Library of Congress Control Numberrc01002730
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Number6743862
- Open LibraryOL14014440M
Classifications
- LCCF865 .B7
Alternate Titles
- The gold hunters
Description
Edinburgh-born artist John David Borthwick (1825-c.1900) 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.
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