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California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900
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California: a pleasure trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate, April, May, June, 1877 [by] Mrs. Frank Leslie. Facsim. with an introd. by Madeleine B. Stern.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
Nieuwkoop [Netherlands] B. De Graaf, 1972.
SUMMARY
Miriam Squier (1836-1914), an actress turned journalist who eventually became a powerful figure in American publishing, married publisher Frank Leslie in 1874. In 1877, the couple traveled to California, and Mrs. Leslie recorded details of their luxurious transcontinental rail trip. California: a pleasure trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate (1877) chronicles the scenes they passed en route, as well as San Francisco's welcome for the visiting Eastern notables. Her account gives special attention to that city's Chinatown as well as the attractions of Los Angeles and Yosemite. On the return journey, Leslie pictures the desolation of the mining town of Virginia City, Nevada, and the prosperity and progress of Salt Lake City, where she interviewed Brigham Young. The editor's introduction provides details of the attacks brought by publication of the book, with critics exposing Mrs. Leslie's illegitimate birth and complicated marital career.
NOTES
Reprint of the New York, 1877 ed.
Includes bibliographical references.
SUBJECTS
West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
California--Description and travel.
West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890.
Ethnic groups--California.
Women--California.
Urbanization--California.
Real estate development--California.
RELATED TITLES
Women on the move
MEDIUM
xiv, 286 p. illus. 18 cm.
CALL NUMBER
F594 .L6 1972
SPECIAL TERMS OF USE
No known restrictions on publication.
DIGITAL ID
calbk 115 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.115
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