Description: "The Pioneer: California Monthly Magazine" (Vol. 1 #4--July 1855). Edited by F.C. Ewer. Illustrated paper covers. 5" x 8" tall. 69 pages + 4 pages of ads. Back cover full page ad for E.G. Hall Pioneer Book Store Contents include: The Odic Force by C.T. Hopkins Lines on The Birthday of a Daughter, who is attending a Boarding School in Maryland by James Linen Clouds: poetry by J.P. Anthony California in 1852 by Shirley (Mrs.Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clapp). Letter #18. These were letters written to her sister in Massachusetts. Letter #18 concerns the Fourth of July celebration by gold miners and politicians (Whig Party) at Rich Bar. 'Shirley' notes that some 'vulgar Yankees' refer to Spaniards as 'half civilized black men'--to which Shirley notes that this is an 'irritation' Spaniards 'are highly educated gentlemen of the most refined and cultivated manners'. Further 'the class of men who rule society (?) in the mines are the gamblers, who for the most part, are reckless bad men...' Broad Away by William Vincent Wells. A true story of New Orleans in 1848 The Old Graveyard at San Francisco in 1849 by Henry Putnam Carlton This is an ORIGINAL magazine--not a reprint Scarce FREE US SHIPPING FOREIGN BUYERS: I use Ebay's Global Shipping program
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Publication Name: The Pioneer
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Publisher: Le Count & Strong
Publication Month: July
Publication Year: 1855
Language: English
Publication Frequency: Twice Yearly
Issue Number: 4
Volume: 1
Contributors: Mrs. Louise A.K. Clapp
Features: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Genre: History
Topic: California
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
