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ALBION SANBORNBiblio.com

1874 SUPER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF AN EXTENDED VOYAGE AND EVENTUAL RESETTLEMENT OF AN AMESBURY MASSACHUSETTS MAN AND HIS FAMILY TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF CALIFORNIA

18740007019WEST AMESBURY MASSACHUSETTS NORTH VALLEY CALIFORNI. Fair. 1874. On offer is an outstanding journal of an adventurous voyage in the 1870s. Measuring 8.25 inches by 6.25 inches it contains 46 pages. It is about 76% complete. The handwriting is clear and legible. The spine of the hardbound book has broken and the covers are loosely attached but all pages are intact and in good condition. Albion Sanborn was a 35 year old married man living in West Amesbury MA in the later 1860s/early 1870s. He decides to leave his wife Maria and their child to go to California to seek his fortune and then return home at some unspecified time in the future. Casual research has not produced any further biographical information. He makes his way to New York City where on March 14th 1874 he boards the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's SS Henry Chauncey. The Chauncey had an interesting history. She was launched October 1864 for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and entered the New York to Aspinwall service on November 1 1865 and remained on this route until 1869. She burned at sea on August 16 1871 off the Carolina Coast while on passage from New York to Kingston Jamaica and Aspinwall with no loss of life. The hull was rebuilt and she continued on this route until she was eventually scrapped in 1877. He writes in detail about the ships journey through the Panama Canal mentioning conditions in the various ports of call en route. Such as what it's like in such places as Kingston Jamaica Tobago Islands Panama Aspinwall Colon Panama and Punta Arenes Costa Rica among other destinations. "The island of Jamaica seems to be all mountains and pretty high ones at that. It seems quite nice. . After the vessel had been made fast a young man by the name of Robinson and myself went on shore and hired a carriage of the one-horse persuasion to give us a ride around town and and show us the sights. . By the way we feel the heat here to our hearts content. It seems like five or six fourths of July boiled down into one. . Mar 21 . I should say that the principal business of the place Aspinwall was selling rum whisky and other spirituous liquors. And gambling. In the evening there are tables along the sidewalks for the purpose of gambling. What the game is called I don't know. But one thing I noticed was that most of all who were foolish enough to risk their money in it lost it. . Mar 24 He writes about people both on board and in villages along their route. He speaks often about the Sabbath Day and he is a church-goer. There are many ladies on board and many men that look pale and sick going to seek a more healthy climate . Mar 15 The consumption of dress goods among the native women cannot be very alarming and it is a very common thing to see children without any covering at all which must save an immense amount of wear and tear. . Mar 25 When he arrives in California he describes landmarks towns and people that he encounters. He writes briefly about the mines and prospectors. The boom years of the California Gold Rush had passed but growth in the state continued to be strong. Sanborn disembarked in San Francisco on April 25th. After several days he leaves for North Valley CA. Without any reference to how he found work his entry for May 4th states: Went to shop and worked some in the forenoon. . May 4 The remaining entries mostly concern his working in 'the shop' and include references to people he meets and gets to know as well as social activities. He refers several times to letters he receives from his wife Maria. His journal ends simply on June 14 with an entry about attending church. Following the journal section there is a 6 page section entitled Quotations. In it he has copied a number of passages from various sources that obviously had meaning for him. This is an excellent first-hand account of a journey that had been taken by tens of thousands of Americans who went west to seek their fortune. In its own way it too is a goldmine - of direct observations impressions and reflections of someone who was there to record his part of the experience. Historians would find this a solid piece of primary-source information as would geographers. For social historians this is an excellent window into one of the most dynamic population movements in 19th century America.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALBION SANBORN; PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY; SS HENRY CHAUNCEY; CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH; SAN FRANCISCO; ASPINWALL; PANAMA CANAL NORTH FIELD CA WESTBURY MASSACHUSETTS MARIA SANBORN GOLD MINING PANNING FOR GOLD AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

ALDINGTON**, RICHARD:Biblio.com

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - A Biographical Enquiry.

rja26067<p>UK8vo HBminus dw/djillustrated1st edn. VG. No owner inscrptnminus dw/dj.Minimally grubbed/markedpublisher's originalplain black cloth boards; with negligible shelf-wear brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstripand b/w illus British Council bookplate pasted to front pastedown.Endpapers and recto of last page of index minimally foxed/spotted - other pages opposite b/w photographs also minimally foxed/spottedbut clean.Top edge slightly dust-soiled and lightly aged/tonedfore-edge similar but brighter; contents bright tight and clean.UK8vo HB minus dw/dj1st edn11-448pp paginated includes half-titletitle pagessubject b/w portrait photographic frntisContentsIllustrationsb/w Maps lists/tablesIntroductory letter to Alister Kershaw; Pts 1-3 comprising 22 chapters9pp b/w contemporary photographs and b/w maps interspersed through the text and bookChapman family HinckleyLeics genealogical tree3pp b/w maps pp389/91; 29pp sources5pp Bibliography and an Index. A critical biographical enquiry about T.E. Lawrence and the legends about him.' . primarily an analysis of the career of Lawrence the man of action and of the establishment and growth of what I the author have termed the Lawrence legend.If I have found that the first was much less significance than is generally supposedand the second was largely Lawrence's own doingthis is not to deny that Lawrence was a man of peculiar abilities.If 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom' is to be regarded as a work of imagination rather than of historyit may well be considered by its admirers all the more remarkable for that fact.' Richard Aldington. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight and value of this itemfor correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter the order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. <br /> N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some casescost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.COLLINS,1955. hardcover

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ALEXANDER AVIRAM WIESELBiblio.com

1942 - 1945 HANDWRITTEN ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 37 HEBREW LANGUAGE LETTERS SENT BY A JEWISH SOLDIER IN THE BRITISH ARMY DEPICTING HIS LIFE AND SERVICE AS WELL AS HIS INTIMATE FEARS AND DESIRES WHILE STATIONED IN THE MIDDLE EAST

19420009073ISRAEL BRITISH MANDATE OF PALESTINE EGYPT LIBYA. Good. 1942. On offer are 37 letters sent from Alexander Aviram Wiesel a Jewish soldier in the British Army from 1942-1945. Alexander had volunteered into the British army beginning in 1942 during the height of World War Two. He was assigned to the 1st Camouflage Company and later to the Mechanical & Electrical Company No. 544 which was part of the British Royal Engineers in the Eighth Army where he was sent to Egypt and to the Western Desert. The company operated the water supply system installed by the British. They were split into small units scattered along hundreds of kilometers of the water pipe. Early in 1945 the company was transferred to southern Italy and was in charge of maintenance of electrical installations water supply and hospitals. The company was dismantled in 1946 and he was discharged and returned to Palestine. These letters were written by Alexander to his Jewish teacher and friend in British Mandated Palestine. All of the letters are handwritten in Hebrew script and some are written on Jewish Brigade stationary. All were sent during his army service in Egypt Mersa Matruh the Western Desert and Libya Tobruk and Tripoli. They describe in intimate detail his experiences throughout his service from the time he reached Egypt to his move to Italy in 1945 until his return home. These letters capture some insights on his difficulties and loneliness as a soldier. In a letter dated October 8 1942 he speaks candidly of his fear of death in the World War. On the opposite spectrum of emotion his pride and joy when the Jewish flag is hoisted on the pole for the first time in their army camp is palpable and fascinating February 15 1943. He also speaks of the anger against the British governments accusations that the Jewish soldiers are serving in the army for the sole purpose of obtaining weapons for the Haganah the Jewish paramilitary force in the British Mandate of Palestine 30 Nov 43 and much more. The archive also includes two photos of Wiesel. The first is a loose photograph showing Wiesel in casual clothing. It has the year 1941 written on the back. It is wallet sized. The other photograph measuring no more than 2 inches by 1 inch is pasted onto a 1943 New-Year greeting card with a red seal mark depicting a rifle and a Star of David. This will make an excellent addition to any collection of Jewish Military History in WWII as well as a great addition to detailed and intimate Hebrew language experiences of 20th century warfare.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALEXANDER AVIRAM WIESEL JEWISH SOLDIER BRITISH ARMY BRITISH MANDATE OF PALESTINE WORLD WAR TWO 1ST CAMOUFLAGE COMPANY MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPANY 544 BRITISH ROYAL ENGINEERS EIGHTH ARMY MIDDLE EAST THEATRE WESTERN DESERT HEBREW LANGUAGE MERSA MATRUH EGYPT LIBYA TRIPOLI HOLY LAND PRE-STATE ISRAEL JEWS IN THE MILITARY JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN THE BRITISH ARMY DESCRIPTION OF WAR IN HEBREW JUDAICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada4 485,99 $US≈ 3 795,60 €

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