A start in life. A journey across America. Fruit farming in California.
Summary
English businessman Charles Finch Dowsett (1835 or 1836-1915) travelled across America by rail in 1890 to become an agent for land sales in Merced County, California. A start in life (1891?) is a book-length piece of promotional literature written and published by Dowsett to extol Merced County's virtues, focusing on the prospects for fruit farming in the region. He also describes his cross country rail journey.
Tags
Date
01/01/1891
Contributors
Dowsett, C. F. 1835 or 6-1915. (Charles Finch),
Location
california
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.