Phoenixiana: Or, Sketches and BurlesquesD. Appleton, 1856 - 274 páginas The 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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... Bowers , who when running for the office of in the state committee , " Mr. Bowers , what of- was asked by the are your politics ? " To which he replied , " Gentlemen , I have no politics " - " What , " exclaimed the committee in ...
... Bowers , who when running for the office of in the state committee , " Mr. Bowers , what of- was asked by the are your politics ? " To which he replied , " Gentlemen , I have no politics " - " What , " exclaimed the committee in ...
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... Bowers ( one of Joe Bowers ' boys ) , and Sarsa- parilla Meade , and Freeman , which last mentioned gentle- men , so amusing were they , appeared to be travelling expressly to entertain us . And there were no ladies , which to me was a ...
... Bowers ( one of Joe Bowers ' boys ) , and Sarsa- parilla Meade , and Freeman , which last mentioned gentle- men , so amusing were they , appeared to be travelling expressly to entertain us . And there were no ladies , which to me was a ...
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... Bowers , or one of his girls , we may never know , as Mac showed no disposition to be communicative , and indeed requested me to " dry up , " when I questioned him on the subject . From present appearances , one would be little dis ...
... Bowers , or one of his girls , we may never know , as Mac showed no disposition to be communicative , and indeed requested me to " dry up , " when I questioned him on the subject . From present appearances , one would be little dis ...
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... Bowers the Elder . Collated from Unpublished Papers of the Late John P. Squibob . By J. BOWERS , JR . Vallecitos : Hyde & Seekim , 1854 . MANY of your readers will doubtless remember to have been occasionally mystified , when , struck ...
... Bowers the Elder . Collated from Unpublished Papers of the Late John P. Squibob . By J. BOWERS , JR . Vallecitos : Hyde & Seekim , 1854 . MANY of your readers will doubtless remember to have been occasionally mystified , when , struck ...
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... Bowers , to transmit the name and virtues of his honored sire to posterity . Joseph Bowers the elder ( or as he is familiarly known , " Old Joe Bowers " ) , we learn from this history , was born in Ypsilanti , Washtenaw county ...
... Bowers , to transmit the name and virtues of his honored sire to posterity . Joseph Bowers the elder ( or as he is familiarly known , " Old Joe Bowers " ) , we learn from this history , was born in Ypsilanti , Washtenaw county ...
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