Benjamin F. Taylor, Trip to San Francisco, 1870s

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During the American Civil War, Benjamin F. Taylor was a renowned Chicago newspaper correspondent. Following the war, he became a freelance writer. This database is an account of his trip from Chicago to San Francisco in the 1870s. In great detail, he describes his journey west and lengthy stay in San Francisco. Included are descriptions of Chinatown, Sonoma Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles and the Mojave Desert. For researchers wishing to better understand the geography and cultural life of nineteenth century California, this can be a useful and interesting narrative.

Sources Library of Congress. California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years. Vol. 100. [database on-line] Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. Taylor, Benjamin F. Between the Gates. Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Co., 1878.

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