Why a Rich Yankee Did Not Settle in California (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Why a Rich Yankee Did Not Settle in CaliforniaTo please some Old lady neighbors this book is published. While reading the manuscript to them some would, by fits and starts, suddenly lay down their knitting, raise their eyes over their spectacles, and exclaim: That is rather too severe! Then would follow the sharp reply from a white-haired Daughter of the Revolution: Well, I guess the Judge knows, he has visited California, while you have never been outside of Gloucester, there now By Similar sallies the little patriotic woman saved this book from premature death - and the author can realize how his great-great-great (to be continued in our next) grandfather Adam felt when he calmly said: She gave me Of the tree and I did eat.The writer is too near the sunset Of life not to have the most kindly feelings toward all mankind, especially those of the Nation's Household who dwell Within the portals of the beautiful Golden Gate.This book is a true record of the deplorable condition Of one Of the grandest states in the Union.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.