A backward glance at eighty,
recollections & comment : Massachusetts 1841, Humboldt Bay 1855, San Francisco 1864 /
by Charles A. Murdock.

Description

Main Author

Murdock, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1841-1928

Language(s)

English

Published

San Francisco, Calif. : Elder, 1921.

Subjects

Murdock, Charles A. > Murdock, Charles A. / (Charles Albert), > Murdock, Charles A. / (Charles Albert), / 1841-1928
Murdock, Charles A. > Murdock, Charles A. / (Charles Albert), > Murdock, Charles A. / (Charles Albert), / 1841-1928
Unitarians > Unitarians / California > Unitarians / California / History.
California > California / Description and travel
Massachusetts > Massachusetts / Description and travel
Autobiographies

Summary

Charles Albert Murdock (1841-1928) left Massachusetts for California in 1855 with his mother, sister and brother. For many years he was editor of the Pacific Unitarian Magazine and one of the state's most distinguished printers. A backward glance at eighty (1921) begins with Murdock's memories of his trip west and reunion with his father, who had settled in Arcata on the Humboldt River. Murdock recalls life in the town and recounts stories of his father's early years on the Humboldt, the evolution of the region's Republican Party, acquaintance with Bret Harte, the printing business in San Francisco, 1867-1910, and the San Francisco Board of Education.

Physical Description

275 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.

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