Phoenixiana: Or, Sketches and BurlesquesThe first collection of sketches by the legendary California journalist and humorist George Horatio Derby (1823-1861), who came to California during the Gold Rush and quickly became a regular and popular contributor to the local newspapers. Derby wrote under several pseudonyms, including John Phoenix, John P. Squibob and Amos Butterfield, and his writings influenced both Twain and Harte, among humorists. |
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... ANTIDOTE FOR FLEAS , ........................ . PHOENIX AT THE MISSION DOLORES , ...... .. SQUIBOB IN BENICIA , .......... SQUIBOB IN SONOMA , ... .. 51 67 71 73 882 78 85 PAGE SQUIBOB IN SAN FRANCISCO , .. PENIX INSTALLED EDITOR.
... ANTIDOTE FOR FLEAS , ........................ . PHOENIX AT THE MISSION DOLORES , ...... .. SQUIBOB IN BENICIA , .......... SQUIBOB IN SONOMA , ... .. 51 67 71 73 882 78 85 PAGE SQUIBOB IN SAN FRANCISCO , .. PENIX INSTALLED EDITOR.
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... BENICIA , .. ............ 229 The Methodist Elder - Dr . Tushmaker's Invention - Its Application- Fatal Consequences - Maritime Anecdote - The Schooner " Two Su- sans " and Miss Tarbox . LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY ( Continued ) ...
... BENICIA , .. ............ 229 The Methodist Elder - Dr . Tushmaker's Invention - Its Application- Fatal Consequences - Maritime Anecdote - The Schooner " Two Su- sans " and Miss Tarbox . LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY ( Continued ) ...
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... direction , and looking back timorously , like a jacksnipe , with his long bill . I shall write no more ; like that bill , I feel unsettled . Adieu ! SQUIBOB IN BENICIA . BENICIA , October 1st , 1850 THENIX AT THE MISSION DOLORES . 77.
... direction , and looking back timorously , like a jacksnipe , with his long bill . I shall write no more ; like that bill , I feel unsettled . Adieu ! SQUIBOB IN BENICIA . BENICIA , October 1st , 1850 THENIX AT THE MISSION DOLORES . 77.
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Or, Sketches and Burlesques George Horatio Derby. SQUIBOB IN BENICIA . BENICIA , October 1st , 1850 . LEAVING the metropolis last evening by the gradually - in- creasing - in - popularity steamer , " West Point , " I ' skeeted ' up Pablo ...
Or, Sketches and Burlesques George Horatio Derby. SQUIBOB IN BENICIA . BENICIA , October 1st , 1850 . LEAVING the metropolis last evening by the gradually - in- creasing - in - popularity steamer , " West Point , " I ' skeeted ' up Pablo ...
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... Benicia in the room . most winning manner . After slightly refreshing my SQUIBOB IN BENICIA . 79.
... Benicia in the room . most winning manner . After slightly refreshing my SQUIBOB IN BENICIA . 79.
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