Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853-1913 (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Containing the Reminiscences of Harris NewmarkBy Harris Newmark
Length25h 27m
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Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853–1913 is both memoir and civic chronicle, tracing Los Angeles from a remote Mexican-era pueblo into a modern American metropolis. Newmark writes in a lucid, documentary style, blending personal recollection with inventories of institutions, businesses, political figures, fires, floods, railroads, and social customs. Its literary context is the nineteenth-century American reminiscence, yet its density of local detail gives it enduring historical value. Harris Newmark, a Prussian-born Jewish immigrant who arrived in Los Angeles in 1853, became a merchant, land investor, and influential participant in the city's commercial life. His long residence placed him at the intersection of Spanish-Californio society, Anglo-American expansion, immigration, and urban modernization. The book reflects the perspective of a civic insider eager to preserve the memories of a generation that had witnessed extraordinary transformation. Readers interested in California history, urban development, immigrant enterprise, or the making of Los Angeles will find this volume indispensable. Though shaped by Newmark's social position and era, it remains a remarkably rich primary account, rewarding both scholars and general readers with a vivid portrait of Southern California's formative decades.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
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GenreHistory
Length25 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2INTRODUCTION
3FOREWORD
4PREFACE
5ILLUSTRATIONS
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6CHAPTER I CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH 1834-1853
7CHAPTER II WESTWARD, HO! 1853
8CHAPTER III NEW YORK—NICARAGUA—THE GOLDEN GATE 1853
9CHAPTER IV FIRST ADVENTURES IN LOS ANGELES 1853
10CHAPTER V LAWYERS AND COURTS 1853
11CHAPTER VI MERCHANTS AND SHOPS 1853
12CHAPTER VII IN AND NEAR THE OLD PUEBLO 1853
13CHAPTER VIII ROUND ABOUT THE PLAZA 1853-1854
14CHAPTER IX FAMILIAR HOME-SCENES 1854
15CHAPTER X EARLY SOCIAL LIFE 1854
16CHAPTER XI THE RUSH FOR GOLD 1855
17CHAPTER XII THE GREAT HORSE RACE 1855
18CHAPTER XIII PRINCELY RANCHO DOMAINS 1855
19CHAPTER XIV ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS 1856
20CHAPTER XV SHERIFF BARTON AND THE BANDIDOS 1857
21CHAPTER XVI MARRIAGE—THE BUTTERFIELD STAGES 1858
22CHAPTER XVII ADMISSION TO CITIZENSHIP 1859
23CHAPTER XVIII FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TELEGRAPH 1860
24CHAPTER XIX STEAM-WAGON—ODD CHARACTERS 1860
25CHAPTER XX THE RUMBLINGS OF WAR 1861
26CHAPTER XXI HANCOCK—LADY FRANKLIN—THE DELUGE 1861
27CHAPTER XXII DROUGHTS—THE ADA HANCOCK DISASTER 1862-1863
28CHAPTER XXIII ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN 1864-1865
29CHAPTER XXIV H. NEWMARK & CO.—CARLISLE-KING DUEL 1865-1866
30CHAPTER XXV REMOVAL TO NEW YORK, AND RETURN 1867-1868
31CHAPTER XXVI THE CERRO GORDO MINES 1869
32CHAPTER XXVII COMING OF THE IRON HORSE 1869
33CHAPTER XXVIII THE LAST OF THE VIGILANTES 1870
34CHAPTER XXIX THE CHINESE MASSACRE 1871
35CHAPTER XXX THE WOOL CRAZE 1872-1873
36CHAPTER XXXI THE END OF VASQUEZ 1874
37CHAPTER XXXII THE SANTA ANITA RANCHO 1875
38CHAPTER XXXIII LOS ANGELES & INDEPENDENCE RAILROAD 1876
39CHAPTER XXXIV THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC 1876
40CHAPTER XXXV THE REVIVAL OF THE SOUTHLAND 1877-1880
41CHAPTER XXXVI CENTENARY OF THE CITY—ELECTRIC LIGHT 1881-1884
42CHAPTER XXXVII REPETTO AND THE LAWYERS 1885-1887
43CHAPTER XXXVIII THE GREAT BOOM 1887
44CHAPTER XXXIX PROPOSED STATE DIVISION 1888-1891
45CHAPTER XL THE FIRST FIESTAS 1892-1897
46CHAPTER XLI THE SOUTHWEST ARCHÆOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1898-1905
47CHAPTER XLII THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE 1906-1910
48CHAPTER XLIII RETROSPECTION 1910-1913 (pt. 1)
49CHAPTER XLIII RETROSPECTION 1910-1913 (pt. 2)
50Footnote
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