Prentice Mulford's story: life by land and sea
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About This Book
Restless and finding no available vocation satisfactory, a Northeastern man succumbs to the call of the ocean and leaves land behind with a merchant ship. He lands in San Francisco, vowing to go where the day-or the sea-takes him. He has a go at cooking, rides a whaling ship, prospects for gold, runs a schoolhouse, and tries his hand at politicking. All throughout this tale of his, though, Prentice Mulford shows what he truly is: a gifted storyteller. Rich with humor and nuance, this tour of his life takes you away with all the enthusiasm of a boy who ships to sea with the merchant marines, se...
Chapters (269)
- Prentice Mulford’s Story
- CONTENTS.
- PRENTICE MULFORD’S STORY. CHAPTER I. SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.
- CHAPTER II. GOING TO SEA.
- CHAPTER III. GETTING MY SEA LEGS ON.
- CHAPTER IV. MUCH WATER AND MUTINY.
- CHAPTER V. SAN FRANCISCO IN 1856.
- CHAPTER VI. AS A SEA COOK.
- CHAPTER VII. SIGHTS WHILE COOKING.
- CHAPTER VIII. WHALING IN MARGUERITA BAY.
- CHAPTER IX. OUR BUTTER FIENDS.
- CHAPTER X. GUADALUPE.
- CHAPTER XI. AT THE GOLD MINES.
- CHAPTER XII. SWETT’S BAR.
- CHAPTER XIII. ONE DAY’S DIGGING.
- CHAPTER XIV. THE MINER’S RAINY DAY.
- CHAPTER XV. THE MINER’S SUNDAY.
- CHAPTER XVI. THE COW FEVER.
- CHAPTER XVII. RED MOUNTAIN BAR.
- CHAPTER XVIII. MY CALIFORNIA SCHOOL.
- CHAPTER XIX. “JIMTOWN.”
- CHAPTER XX. THE ROMANCE OF AH SAM AND HI SING.
- CHAPTER XXI. ON A JURY.
- CHAPTER XXII. SOME CULINARY REMINISCENCES.
- CHAPTER XXIII. THE COPPER FEVER.
- CHAPTER XXIV. RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.
- CHAPTER XXV. PROSPECTING.
- CHAPTER XXVI. HIGH LIFE.
- CHAPTER XXVII. LEAVING HIGH LIFE.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. THE LAST OF HIGH LIFE.
- CHAPTER XXIX. ON THE ROSTRUM.
- CHAPTER XXX. RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
- CHAPTER XXXI. AN EARLY CALIFORNIA CANVASS.
- CHAPTER XXXII. ANOTHER CHANGE.
- CHAPTER XXXIII. EDITING VS. WRITING.
- CHAPTER XXXIV. OPINIONS JOURNALISTIC.
- CHAPTER XXXV. RECENT ANTIQUITY.
- CHAPTER XXXVI. GOING HOME.
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