Other editions of book California: A Pleasure Trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate

California: A Pleasure Trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate (April, May, June, 1877) By Mrs. Frank Leslie. Illustrated. Written in 1877 and published in New York. (354 pages) The illustrations from this book are available for viewing and download at www.digitaltextpublishing.com Prefatory, to the Reader.…Dear five hundred friends already mine, and five hundred more, who will, as I fondly dream, become mine through these pages, let me disarm criticism beforehand by assuring you that nobody could point out a fault or a shortcoming in this little book, which I do not know all about and deplore most modestly beforehand. In fact I have my doubts as to calling it a book at all, that title implying a purpose, and deliberateness, and method, which are not of my circle, although regarded by me with respectful admiration. No, let us rather say, that this work of mine is a vehicle, through which, with feminine longing for sympathy, I convey to you my pleasures, annoyances, and experiences in the journey it narrates; or, if you like better, it is a casket, enshrining the memory of many a pleasant hour made bright and indelible by your companionship, your kindness, your attention and hospitality.…The world is so exigent, and Time the Effacer is so ruthless, that one loves sometimes to "materialize" those pleasant, or more than pleasant recollections, and so put them not only beyond the risk of loss from one's own memory, but in such form that they can be communicated anew to those who originally shared them.M. FLORENCE LESLIE. ContentsChapter I. THE BEGINNING. — Chapter II. THE TAGUS AND LAKE ERIE. — Chapter III. HOTEL CARS Versus EMIGRANT TRAINS. — Chapter IV. THE UNMENTIONABLE PLACE. — Chapter V. THE GARDEN OF THE GODS. — Chapter VI. CATHEDRALS, CASTLES, CITIES NOT BUILT BY HANDS. — Chapter VII. SALT LAKE CITY. MRS. AMELIA'S PICTURES. MISS SNOW. — Chapter VIII. A FIRST-CLASS MORMON INTERIOR. — Chapter IX. A LION THAT WE SAW AND A LION THAT WE HEARD. — Chapter X. PHILOSOPHY, SHOSHONES, AND PIUTES — Chapter XI. THE PALACE HOTEL, PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE STREETS. — Chapter XII. A PRINCE AND A PALACE. — Chapter XIII. A MEMORABLE VISIT. — Chapter XIV. THE BROKER'S BOARD AND THE CITY PRISON. — Chapter XV. THE WAYS THAT ARE DARK. — Chapter XVI. ACT LIII. — SCENE 102. — AN OPIUM DEN. — Chapter XVII. WORSE THAN DEATH. — Chapter XVIII. SUPPER AT A CELESTIAL RESTAURANT. — Chapter XIX. WOODWARD'S GARDEN AND SEAL ROCKS. — Chapter XX. THE TIES OF CALIFORNIA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS. — Chapter XXI. SAN RAFAEL AND MR. COLEMAN'S GROUNDS. — Chapter XXII. THE ROSES OF SANTA ROSA. — Chapter XXIII. THE GEYSERS AND FOSSE OF FOSSEVILLE. — Chapter XXIV. LAST DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO. — Chapter XXV. A LODGE IN A VAST WILDERNESS. — Chapter XXVI. THE YOSEMITE VALLEY. — Chapter XXVII. THE MARIPOSA BIG TREES. — Chapter XXVIII. THE QUEEN OF THE ANGELS. — Chapter XXIX. BALDWIN'S RANCHE OF SANTA ANITA. — Chapter XXX. A VERY OLD WOMAN AND A VERY OLD CHURCH. — Chapter XXXI. SANTA MONICA. — Chapter XXXII. VIRGINIA CITY AND THE BIG BONANZA. — Chapter XXXIII. HOMEWARD BOUND.The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past. Making this copy very readable.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Excerpt from California: A Pleasure Trip From Gotham to the Golden Gate, (April, May, June, 1877)The world is so exigeant, and Time the Efi'acer is so ruthless, that one loves sometimes to materialize those pleasant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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.

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1877]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 354. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.