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UP AND DOWN: Fifty Years' Colonial Experiences |
Old San Francisco Stories
by Dianne Levy
MarineStudios
At the suggestion of a friends, Captain Barry wrote an elaborate
history of his world wanderings, including his months in San
Francisco and Sacramento. He arrived in San Francisco on the
Eleanor Lancaster, the first ship to leave Sydney,
Australia for California's gold fields. He lays out exactly
what a new comer to San Francisco found in 1849: ". .
. what sort of folks we were at this date, how we lived, how
we employed ourselves, and so on. On perusing the pages of
my work, you may compare me to Charles Dickens’s 'Micawber';
but I have always looked upon myself as the reverse of that
celebrated character. I have never 'waited for something to
turn up,' but have gone on turning up something."
He tells the story of early California as only a restless
wanderer and raconteur can do.
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8-1/2x11 format, 32 pages.
$10.00 per copy
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BLOOMERS: All the Rage |
Old San Francisco Stories
by Dianne Levy
MarineStudios
In 1848, Amelia Jenks Bloomer attended a Woman’s Rights Convention at
Seneca Falls. There she met feminist's Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. With their encouragement, Bloomer started her own bi-weekly
newspaper, The Lily.
During the next few years, Bloomer’s publication became an active voice
in issues surrounding women. She also was an active voice for changes
in women’s dress and favored shorter skirts and knee-length undergarments
that came to be known as Bloomers.
In 1851, The Daily Alta California newspaper printed
editorials regarding this Turkish style under garment, and included
excerpts from other major daily papers around the United States.
Their selections are reprinted in this eManuscript. |
When introduced, the “Turkish” pants created an uproar.
 8-1/2x11
format, 18 pages.
Illustrated. $7.00 per copy
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The
Chinese in California |
Old
San Francisco Stories
by Dianne Levy
MarineStudios
Like others fleeing their homelands seeking a better life and
freedom from persecution, thousands of people emigrated to California
from China during the mid-1800s.
The hardworking Chinese were horribly mistreated, used and abused
at every turn, forced into slavery, hired as indentured servants
(as were the Irish), their children sold, women forced into
brothels, pigtails cut, unreasonably taxed, and murdered. Yet
they persevered, built strong communities, and added immeasurably
to the strength and growth of California. |
8-1/2x11 format, 26 pages.
Illustrated.
$7.00 per copy |
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