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100	1		_aInborden, Thomas Sewell, _d1865-1951
245	1	2	_aA trip to California
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2026-03-13
508			_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.)
520			_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.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cRaleigh: Mitchell Printing Company, 1922
653			_aUnited States -- Description and travel
653			_aFarm life
653			_aJoseph Keasbey Brick agricultural, industrial and normal school, Enfield, N.C.
653			_aAfrican Americans -- North Carolina
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/triptocalifornia00inbo/page/n5/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78199
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