The Adventures of Two Alabama Boys. Washington Bryan Crumpton

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066233938

      Table of Contents

       Foreword.

       Part One

       RECOLLECTIONS OF THE FAMILY LIFE.

       ARRIVAL IN ALABAMA.

       MOVED TO TOWN.

       CHANGE OF VOCATION.

       BECOMES A PRINTER.

       MEXICAN WAR.

       STARTS ON HIS WANDERINGS.

       THE GOLD EXCITEMENT.

       STARTS FOR THE FAR WEST.

       NEW ACQUAINTANCES.

       ANOTHER START WEST.

       STRIKES OUT ALL ALONE.

       A PLUNGE IN THE OVERFLOW.

       FELL IN WITH THE MILITARY.

       STRIKES HANDS WITH OLD FRIENDS.

       FOOD SCARCE.

       ALONE CONFRONTED BY INDIANS.

       ALONE AGAIN.

       REACHES CALIFORNIA.

       LOST HIS OXEN.

       IN GOD'S COUNTRY AT LAST.

       GOT A JOB.

       TO TAKE SAIL.

       HEARS SAD TIDINGS.

       NO PAY FOR SERVICES.

       AT ORO CITY.

       IN THE MINES.

       AT ROUGH-AND-READY.

       STARTS BACK HOME.

       IN A WRECK.

       ON TO PANAMA.

       IN NEW ORLEANS.

       FINDS HIS BROTHER.

       DETAINED IN MOBILE.

       IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IN CALIFORNIA,

       BACK TO THE MINES AGAIN.

       RETURNED TO ALABAMA,

       HIS OPINION ABOUT SLAVERY.

       Part Two

       HOW I BEGAN TO LECTURE.

       Chapter I

       I WAS WITHOUT AMBITION.

       "SUCKER, READY TO BITE AT ANY BAIT."

       MY BROTHER'S COUNSEL CAME TO MY AID

       OFF TO SEA

       I WAS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED.

       Chapter Two

       LOOKING FOR A JOB.

       A HOSTLER

       TO SAN FRANCISCO

       TAKING A SACK IN EACH HAND, I TRUDGED AWAY UP THE STREET.

       TO OAKLAND,