California Sketches New And Old
Oscar Penn Fitzgerald
Read by David Wales
Here we meet all sorts of characters and situations in California’s early history: gunmen, outlaws, lynch mobs, raging storms, mining camps, lost clergymen, freed slaves, Northern sympathizers, Southern sympathizers, soldiers…. Oscar Penn Fitzgerald was a Methodist clergyman, journalist and educator. He served as California Superintendent of Public Instruction (1867–1871). His California Sketches were published in two series (1879 and 1881) and a consolidated volume (1895). This reading is based on the consolidated volume (Sections 1-48) with the addition of the sketches from the first books that were omitted in the last one (First, Sections 49-50; Second, Sections 51-57). The listener is alerted that the author exhibits the very common nineteenth century white man’s low opinion of Native Americans. The sketches are of church and nonchurch folk. Even those not interested in religious matters may be entertained by this view into the psychology and culture of early Californians, as well as the challenges and rewards of the land and climate themselves. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales) (11 hr 13 min)
Chapters
My First Sunday In The Mines | 9:14 | Read by David Wales |
Cissaha | 18:55 | Read by David Wales |
Lost On Table Mountain | 16:06 | Read by David Wales |
Fulton | 9:09 | Read by David Wales |
The Fatal Twist | 7:51 | Read by David Wales |
Stranded | 8:21 | Read by David Wales |
Lockley | 12:57 | Read by David Wales |
An Interview | 11:40 | Read by David Wales |
Father Cox | 11:02 | Read by David Wales |
The Ethics Of Grizzly Hunting | 9:05 | Read by David Wales |
Stewart | 12:58 | Read by David Wales |
A Mendocino Murder | 7:47 | Read by David Wales |
My First California Camp Meeting | 14:09 | Read by David Wales |
The Tragedy At Algerine | 10:25 | Read by David Wales |
The Blue Lakes | 8:41 | Read by David Wales |
Old Tuolunme | 2:09 | Read by David Wales |
Ben | 5:29 | Read by David Wales |
A Youthful Desperado | 6:14 | Read by David Wales |
North Beach, San Francisco | 15:48 | Read by David Wales |
My Mining Speculation | 5:54 | Read by David Wales |
Dick | 11:19 | Read by David Wales |
The Diggers | 21:08 | Read by David Wales |
Father Fisher | 17:18 | Read by David Wales |
Th California Madhouse | 15:55 | Read by David Wales |
The Reblooming | 13:41 | Read by David Wales |
San Quentin | 14:34 | Read by David Wales |
Tod Robinson | 13:34 | Read by David Wales |
Jack White | 10:39 | Read by David Wales |
Camilla Cain | 4:10 | Read by David Wales |
Corraled | 15:13 | Read by David Wales |
The Rabbi | 10:57 | Read by David Wales |
Ah Lee | 8:31 | Read by David Wales |
Coela Vista | 1:47 | Read by David Wales |
The Emperor Norton | 10:59 | Read by David Wales |
Buffalo Jones | 10:36 | Read by David Wales |
Suicide In California | 18:08 | Read by David Wales |
Mike Reese | 12:19 | Read by David Wales |
Uncle Nolan | 8:06 | Read by David Wales |
Old Man Lowry | 9:39 | Read by David Wales |
The California Politician | 18:32 | Read by David Wales |
Bishop Kavanaugh In California | 21:10 | Read by David Wales |
A Day | 14:28 | Read by David Wales |
California Traits | 18:39 | Read by David Wales |
Father Acolti | 7:42 | Read by David Wales |
California Weddings | 20:19 | Read by David Wales |
How The Money Came | 6:13 | Read by David Wales |
Having Some Fun | 3:02 | Read by David Wales |
At The End | 37:15 | Read by David Wales |
A Woman Of The Early Days | 10:44 | Read by David Wales |
Doctor Eleazar Thomas | 12:27 | Read by David Wales |
Lone Mountain | 14:11 | Read by David Wales |
Newton | 9:38 | Read by David Wales |
Climate Of California | 12:02 | Read by David Wales |
After The Storm | 2:04 | Read by David Wales |
Sanders | 12:18 | Read by David Wales |
Winter Blossomed | 12:21 | Read by David Wales |
A Virginian In California | 8:00 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
Circa 1850's
Southern Methodist in California during Gold Rush
The reader has a quaint southern accent during dialogue. it was nice to hear some The name of familiar landmarks and cities well being entertained with the stories of life death and marriages. it was a good adventure recommend it to anyone with interest in the wild west era.