Phoenixiana: Or Sketches and BurlesquesGeorge Horatio Derby (1823-1861) of Massachusetts graduated from West Point in 1846 and served in the Army Topographical Engineers at Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo before being sent to California in 1856. He remained there for seven years, leading three exploring expeditions and winning a place as one of the state's first humorists with pieces published in the San Diego Herald and republished around the nation. Phoenixiana (1903) reprints a book originally published in 1855. It contains Derby's pieces as "Professor John Phoenixiana" and "Squibob," poking fun at such topics as military surveyors and explorers; contemporary travel accounts of the Mission Dolores, Benecia, Sonoma, San Francisco, and San Diego; literary societies and women's clubs; astronomy; and Army life. |
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... 9014049 49603 English To DR . CHARLES M. HITCHCOCK OF SAN FRANCISCO MY EARLIEST , KINDEST , AND MOST CONSTANT FRIEND THESE SKETCHES ARE AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR 219218 ( JOHN PHOENIX AND HIS WORK " IN THE NAME.
... 9014049 49603 English To DR . CHARLES M. HITCHCOCK OF SAN FRANCISCO MY EARLIEST , KINDEST , AND MOST CONSTANT FRIEND THESE SKETCHES ARE AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR 219218 ( JOHN PHOENIX AND HIS WORK " IN THE NAME.
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... San Francisco to the Mission of Dolores , made with a view to ascertaining the practicability of connecting those points by a Railroad . A NEW SYSTEM OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR MUSICAL REVIEW EXTRAORDINARY PAGE 3 29 47 • Theatrical Criticism ...
... San Francisco to the Mission of Dolores , made with a view to ascertaining the practicability of connecting those points by a Railroad . A NEW SYSTEM OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR MUSICAL REVIEW EXTRAORDINARY PAGE 3 29 47 • Theatrical Criticism ...
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... San Diego Boys run forty - eight hours - Phoenix advertises for a Servant ... San Diego Ranch . SANDYAGO - A SOLIQUY FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN SAN DIEGO ... FRANCISCO ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY , AND CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ...
... San Diego Boys run forty - eight hours - Phoenix advertises for a Servant ... San Diego Ranch . SANDYAGO - A SOLIQUY FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN SAN DIEGO ... FRANCISCO ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY , AND CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ...
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... SAN FRANCISCO PHOENIX IS ON THE SEA The Steamer Northerner - Capt . Isham - Dick Whiting , the ne plus ultra of Steamboat Captains - The Downfall of a brace of " Snobs " -Curses , loud and deep - Arrival at San Diego . PHOENIX IN SAN ...
... SAN FRANCISCO PHOENIX IS ON THE SEA The Steamer Northerner - Capt . Isham - Dick Whiting , the ne plus ultra of Steamboat Captains - The Downfall of a brace of " Snobs " -Curses , loud and deep - Arrival at San Diego . PHOENIX IN SAN ...
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... San Francisco to the Mission of Dolores , made with a view to ascertaining the practicability of connecting those points by a Railroad.1 MISSION OF DOLORES , Feb. 15 , 1855 . IT having been definitely determined , that the great ...
... San Francisco to the Mission of Dolores , made with a view to ascertaining the practicability of connecting those points by a Railroad.1 MISSION OF DOLORES , Feb. 15 , 1855 . IT having been definitely determined , that the great ...
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