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- 18008692 abstract "Frank Aleamon Leach (b. 1846) published the Vallejo Evening Chronicle, 1867-1886; and the Oakland Enquirer, 1886-1898. He retired from journalism to become superintendent of the San Francisco Mint, 1897-1907. Recollections of a newspaperman (1917) begins as Leach and his mother leave Cayuga County, New York, to rejoin the boy's father in California, where the elder Leach had set up a bottling plant in Sacramento. Leach recalls his boyhood there and in Napa, where the family moved in 1857. He tells of experiences as a printer and newspaper publisher in Napa, Vallejo, and Oakland. Other topics are a rail trip east in 1875, mining speculations, a term in the state legislature, Republican Party politics, ranching, railroad strikes, and his campaign against Oakland bosses and the rail interests. Highlights of his years after journalism are his work at the mint and the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.".
- 18008692 accessRights "No known restrictions on publication.".
- 18008692 contributor B573162.
- 18008692 coverage "California Politics and government 1850-1950.".
- 18008692 created "1917.".
- 18008692 date "1917".
- 18008692 date "1917.".
- 18008692 dateCopyrighted "1917.".
- 18008692 description "Frank Aleamon Leach (b. 1846) published the Vallejo Evening Chronicle, 1867-1886; and the Oakland Enquirer, 1886-1898. He retired from journalism to become superintendent of the San Francisco Mint, 1897-1907. Recollections of a newspaperman (1917) begins as Leach and his mother leave Cayuga County, New York, to rejoin the boy's father in California, where the elder Leach had set up a bottling plant in Sacramento. Leach recalls his boyhood there and in Napa, where the family moved in 1857. He tells of experiences as a printer and newspaper publisher in Napa, Vallejo, and Oakland. Other topics are a rail trip east in 1875, mining speculations, a term in the state legislature, Republican Party politics, ranching, railroad strikes, and his campaign against Oakland bosses and the rail interests. Highlights of his years after journalism are his work at the mint and the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.".
- 18008692 extent "7 p.l., 416 p.".
- 18008692 format "t".
- 18008692 hasFormat "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- 18008692 identifier calbk.128.
- 18008692 isFormatOf "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- 18008692 issued "1917".
- 18008692 issued "1917.".
- 18008692 language "eng".
- 18008692 publisher "San Francisco, S. Levinson,".
- 18008692 relation "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- 18008692 rights "No known restrictions on publication.".
- 18008692 spatial "California Politics and government 1850-1950.".
- 18008692 spatial "California.".
- 18008692 subject "Business California.".
- 18008692 subject "F866 .L4".
- 18008692 subject "Frontier and pioneer life California.".
- 18008692 subject "Law Political aspects California.".
- 18008692 subject "Real estate development California.".
- 18008692 subject "Urbanization California.".
- 18008692 subject "Women California.".
- 18008692 title "Recollections of a newspaperman; a record of life and events in California, by Frank A. Leach.".
- 18008692 type "text".