Clifford Allen, Rail Trip to California, early 1900s

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The construction of the transcontinental railroad across the United States transformed travel to and from California. This narrative describes the journey of one man from Philadelphia to San Francisco aboard the transcontinental railroad. In addition, it provides insight into the culture of California. Written by Clifford Allen, it describes his trip to a convention in San Francisco and includes descriptions of Monterey, Los Angeles, and Riverside. For those desiring to understand what it was like to travel across the nation in a train at the turn of the century, this can be an illuminating database.

Sources Library of Congress. California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years. Vol. 28. [database on-line] Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. Allen, Clifford Paynter. Pilgrimage of Mary Commandery. Philadelphia: Thomson Printing Co., 1904.

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