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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Joseph Calveley Hordern (Chaplain in the Royal Navy.) 3 FIVE SERMONS PREACHED BEFORE HER MAJESTY'S LEARNED JUDGES OF ASSIZE , In the Cathedral Church of St. Peter at York , AND The Parish Church of St. Peter at Leeds , IN 1869 , BY ...
Joseph Calveley Hordern (Chaplain in the Royal Navy.) 3 FIVE SERMONS PREACHED BEFORE HER MAJESTY'S LEARNED JUDGES OF ASSIZE , In the Cathedral Church of St. Peter at York , AND The Parish Church of St. Peter at Leeds , IN 1869 , BY ...
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... Five On a Treasure Island 2. Five Go Adventuring Again 3. Five Run Away Together 4. Five Go to Smuggler's Top 5. Five Go Off in a Caravan 6. Five on Kirrin Island Again 7. Five Go Off to Camp 8. Five Get Into Trouble 9. Five Fall Into ...
... Five On a Treasure Island 2. Five Go Adventuring Again 3. Five Run Away Together 4. Five Go to Smuggler's Top 5. Five Go Off in a Caravan 6. Five on Kirrin Island Again 7. Five Go Off to Camp 8. Five Get Into Trouble 9. Five Fall Into ...
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Eliza Leslie. Fourth Edition , Emproved .--- With an Appendix . SEVENTY - FIVE RECEIPTS FOR PASTRY , CAKES , AND SWEETMEATS . BY MISS LESLIE , OF PHILADELPHIA . FOURTH EDITION . BOSTON : MUNROE AND FRANCIS , NO . 128 WASHINGTON - STREET ...
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