California Narratives: Los Angeles in the Sunny Seventies

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Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria, was the son of the Duke of Tuscany. Raised in Florence and Rome, Archduke Ludwig had already published several German-language travel books when he visited Los Angeles in the winter of 1876, not long after the city was linked directly by rail to the East. This database is an English translation of the archduke's account of that visit, published in German in 1878. It is organized to guide prospective emigrants considering the region as a place of settlement. Topics include climate, demographic patterns, agriculture, cattle raising, industry, rail and steamship routes, postal service, and housing, as well as a brief history of the region and the problems encountered by Chinese and Native American residents. The database closes with statistic-laden descriptions of visits to the San Gabriel Valley, Santa Monica, and Wilmington.

Sources Library of Congress. California As I Saw It, 1849-1900. Vol. 205. [database online] Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 2000. Original data: Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria. Los Angeles in the Sunny Seventies: A Flower from the Golden Land. Los Angeles: B. McCallister, J. Zeitlin, 1929.

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