02910cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000400012824500250016826400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950802080041052015470061853400680216565300440223365300140227765300830229165300400237485600720241485600430248699900190252978199UtSlPG20260610134819.0mcr n260607r20261922utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a34010996  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE1511 aInborden, Thomas Sewell,d1865-195112aA trip to California 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-03-13  aBob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"A trip to California" by Thomas Sewell Inborden is a travel memoir and collection of addresses written in the early 20th century. It chronicles an educator’s five-month transcontinental journey, using vivid observation of landscapes, industry, and cities to assess opportunities and challenges for African Americans in the West. The work blends scenic travel writing with social commentary on race relations, education, religion, and practical guidance for Black farmers.

The opening of this volume begins with a letter announcing the author’s return and outlines a sweeping rail itinerary from the Midwest through the Dakotas and Montana to the Pacific Northwest, then down into California and back east via Utah and Colorado. He offers lively sketches of mountains, canyons, orchards, irrigation systems, and bustling public markets in places like Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the coastal towns, noting especially the region’s apples, citrus, prunes, pears, walnuts, and the infrastructure—power lines, aqueducts, and fine roads—that fuels growth. Along the way he visits churches and universities, attends meetings and performances, talks with Japanese and Chinese farmers, and surveys living and working conditions for Black residents, arguing that the West holds strong prospects for skilled, capital-ready Black farmers and professionals. These first pages mix travelogue and advocacy, closing with a segue toward a focused discussion of farm life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cRaleigh: Mitchell Printing Company, 1922  aUnited States -- Description and travel  aFarm life  aJoseph Keasbey Brick agricultural, industrial and normal school, Enfield, N.C.  aAfrican Americans -- North Carolina4 uhttps://archive.org/details/triptocalifornia00inbo/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78199  c118919d118919