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 . His California Sketches were published in two series and a consolidated volume . This reading is based on the consolidated volume with the addition of the sketches from the first books that were omitted in the last one . 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.

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The hosts of the podcast Chapo Trap House, Will Menaker, Felix Biederman, and Matt Christman, combine their obnoxiously guy-ish humor with an aggressive and often insightful critique of centrist media figures and right-wing blowhards. #2 The Chapo crew, like their non-socialist predecessors at The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, often got around to putting out a book based on the show. The book was subtitled A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason. #3 Many leftists seem to hate the idea of logic, and will go to great lengths to prove others wrong, even if it means ignoring facts or logic. This is because they view logic as a weapon they can use to defeat and humiliate libtards. #4 The not an argument brigade doesn't want you to think deeply about your apparently conflicting positions. They just want you to feel confused and defensive before moving on to their next point.