Project Gutenberg 2007-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Various Verschillende Various, Various Charton, Édouard 1807 1890 Charton, Edouard Le Tour du Monde; Californie Journal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2. sem. 1860 Produced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le Tour du Monde; Californie" by Various is a collection of travel narratives written in the mid-19th century. This work encapsulates the experiences and adventures of various writers exploring California during the Gold Rush era, revealing the allure and challenges of life in a booming new territory. The focus is on the diverse journeys of characters driven by fortune seeking and adventure, specifically detailing the journeys of individuals such as Baron de Wogan. At the start of the collection, the narrative introduces readers to the arrival of the Baron de Wogan in San Francisco aboard a steamboat, accompanied by fellow adventurers enticed by the promise of gold. The bustling, chaotic environment of San Francisco in 1850, teeming with immigrants and driven by the fervor of gold-seeking, sets the stage for their exploits. As Wogan and his companions embark on their mining venture toward the gold placers, the text explores themes of hope, disappointment, and the wilderness's untamed nature, framing the protagonist's vision of a solitary, adventurous life amidst the challenges presented by both nature and the local indigenous population. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Geography -- Pictorial works -- Periodicals Voyages and travels -- Periodicals Travelers -- Periodicals G Text FR Voyages et pays Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 146682 2025-07-09T14:15:00.956958 text/html 141817 2007-11-01T08:18:16 text/html 943049 2025-07-09T14:15:06.860937 application/epub+zip 944510 2025-07-09T14:15:03.825909 application/epub+zip 119081 2025-07-09T14:15:02.669888 application/epub+zip 1089598 2025-07-09T14:15:08.990930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1076933 2025-07-09T14:15:06.142940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239877 2022-09-11T04:48:20.805439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129483 2025-07-09T14:15:00.408907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126932 2007-11-01T08:18:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20472 2025-07-09T14:15:09.114864 application/rdf+xml 15494 2025-07-09T14:15:03.168920 image/jpeg 3862 2025-07-09T14:15:02.916931 image/jpeg 47774 2007-11-01T08:18:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 865038 2007-11-01T08:18:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 940511 2025-07-09T14:15:00.993912 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia