Phonixiana
Subtitle: or, Sketches and burlesques
By: by John Phonix.
Edition: 11th ed.
Series: American culture series -- 607.5.
Publisher: D. Appleton
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Other titles: Sketches and burlesques.
Description: The first collection of sketches by the legendary California journalist and humorist George Horatio Derby (1823-1861), who came to California during the Gold Rush and quickly became a regular and popular contributor to the local newspapers. Derby wrote under several pseudonyms, including John Phoenix, John P. Squibob and Amos Butterfield, and his writings influenced both Twain and Harte, among humorists.
Notes: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich., Xerox University Microfilms, 1974. 1 reel. 35 mm. (American Culture Series, reel 607.5)