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American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author, Bayard Taylor (1825 - 1878) led a remarkable life and left a fascinating legacy. His travel books are known for their keen details, humor, and adventure. His poetry still stands up and his translations were at one... Read Full Overview

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The year is 1849 and Bayard Taylor sets out for California in the early years of the gold rush to record the world around him. Step back in time and take a journey of over three thousand miles across land and sea. Eldorado is a series of brief glimpses into a world both haunting... Read Full Overview

The Eldorado that Bayard Taylor imagined in his youthful poetry was not half so fabulous as the California he finally saw in the historical year of 1849. He joined the flood of Forty-niners, not as a fortune-seeker but as a journalist, sailing from New York on a crowded steamer... Read Full Overview

Eldorado Or Adventures In The Path Of Empire: Comprising A Voyage To California, Via Panama; Life In San Francisco And Monterey (1859) is a travelogue written by Bayard Taylor. The book recounts the author's experiences during his journey to California in 1849, which he undertook... Read Full Overview

The Eldorado that Bayard Taylor imagined in his youthful poetry was not half so fabulous as the California he finally saw in the historical year of 1849. He joined the flood of Forty-niners, not as a fortune-seeker but as a journalist, sailing from New York on a crowded steamer... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview