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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Page 13
... San Francisco , and is a favorite suburban locality , lying within the limits of the City Survey . This fact is noted for the benefit of distant readers of these sketches . sion . Each of these proposed routes has many enthusiastic.
... San Francisco , and is a favorite suburban locality , lying within the limits of the City Survey . This fact is noted for the benefit of distant readers of these sketches . sion . Each of these proposed routes has many enthusiastic.
Page 18
... facts demonstrated by mathematical process , however incredible they may appear per se . We had adopted an entire new ... fact , the object of my requisition for so large a number of solar compasses , the tripod being in my opinion the ...
... facts demonstrated by mathematical process , however incredible they may appear per se . We had adopted an entire new ... fact , the object of my requisition for so large a number of solar compasses , the tripod being in my opinion the ...
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... fact was that I had directed every one of our employees to set his watch by Greenwich mean time , which , though excel- lent to give one the longitude , is for ordinary purposes the meanest time that can be found . A distressing ...
... fact was that I had directed every one of our employees to set his watch by Greenwich mean time , which , though excel- lent to give one the longitude , is for ordinary purposes the meanest time that can be found . A distressing ...
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... fact . I was , more- over , informed by the emigrants , that this route was ' the one followed by Col. Fremont when he lost his men . ' This state- ment must be received cum grano salis , as , on my inquiry- ' What men ? ' my informant ...
... fact . I was , more- over , informed by the emigrants , that this route was ' the one followed by Col. Fremont when he lost his men . ' This state- ment must be received cum grano salis , as , on my inquiry- ' What men ? ' my informant ...
Page 36
... " had been placed in it— ( a singular fact ) and recommended me to be cautious in wearing gloves while rubbing it upon my head , as unhappy accidents had occurred - the hair growing freely 36 A NEW SYSTEM OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... " had been placed in it— ( a singular fact ) and recommended me to be cautious in wearing gloves while rubbing it upon my head , as unhappy accidents had occurred - the hair growing freely 36 A NEW SYSTEM OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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