Phœnixiana
or, Sketches and burlesques.
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Author
Publication
1973 - AMS Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
68,500 words, Guess
Page Count
274 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivephnixianaorsketc0000derb_o6y0
- ISBN-10040405045X
- ISBN-139780404050450
- Goodreads3642325
- Library of Congress Control Number72174198
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780404050450
- Open LibraryOL5322332M
Classifications
- DDC818/.3/07
- LCCPS1535 .P5 1973
- LCCPS1535.P5 1973
Description
George 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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