California Narratives: Summer Saunterings

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Frank Harrison Gassaway used the pseudonym "Derrick Dogg" for his numerous writings in the San Francisco Evening Post. This database contains travel letters originally published in the Post. They report transportation routes, hotels and camping sites, natural wonders and manmade tourist attractions, and local lore in Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Jose, Napa, Saucelito, San Rafael, Santa Rose, Yosemite, and other popular spots.

Sources Library of Congress. California As I Saw It, 1849-1900. Vol. 201. [database online] Washington: Library of Congress, 2000. Gassaway, Frank Harrison. Summer Saunterings, by "Derrick Dodd." A Series of Semi-Humours, Semi-Descriptive letters about Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Jose, Napa Soda Springs, Saucelito, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Cloverdale, Calistoga, Cliff house, etc., etc., etc. and the Yosemite. San Francisco, CA: Francis, Valentine & Co., Printers, 1882.

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