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245 1 3 _aLe Tour du Monde; Californie :
_bJournal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2. sem. 1860
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-11-01
508 _aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Le Tour du Monde; Californie" by Various is a collection of travel narratives written in the mid-19th century. This work encapsulates the experiences and adventures of various writers exploring California during the Gold Rush era, revealing the allure and challenges of life in a booming new territory. The focus is on the diverse journeys of characters driven by fortune seeking and adventure, specifically detailing the journeys of individuals such as Baron de Wogan. At the start of the collection, the narrative introduces readers to the arrival of the Baron de Wogan in San Francisco aboard a steamboat, accompanied by fellow adventurers enticed by the promise of gold. The bustling, chaotic environment of San Francisco in 1850, teeming with immigrants and driven by the fervor of gold-seeking, sets the stage for their exploits. As Wogan and his companions embark on their mining venture toward the gold placers, the text explores themes of hope, disappointment, and the wilderness's untamed nature, framing the protagonist's vision of a solitary, adventurous life amidst the challenges presented by both nature and the local indigenous population. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGeography -- Pictorial works -- Periodicals
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Periodicals
653 _aTravelers -- Periodicals
700 1 _aCharton, Édouard,
_d1807-1890
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23285
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