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Incidents on land and water, or, Four years on the Pacific coast : being a narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon and Fanchon, together with many startling and interesting adventures on sea and land / by Mrs. D.B. Bates.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bates, D. B., Mrs, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bates, D. B., Mrs--Travel--California.
- Bates, D. B.
- Voyages to the Pacific coast.
- Shipwrecks--California.
- Shipwrecks.
- California--Description and travel.
- California.
- California--Gold discoveries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume (336 pages)) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Four years on the Pacific coast
- Scenes in the Pacific
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : J. French and Company, 1857.
- Summary:
- A native of Kingston, Massachusetts, Mrs. Bates sailed to California in 1850 on board the Nonantum, a coaler commanded by her husband. On reaching that state, the Bateses undertook hotelkeeping in Marysville, 1851-1854. Mrs. Bates' hair-raising account of her voyage to California includes the scuttling of three ships on which the Bateses sailed, the hardships of the mining town, with special attention to the life of women and children in the camps, and details of a tour of the Sacramento Valley.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: F865 .B3
- Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed October 22, 2024).
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