Category: History - American
There had been some discussion as to improving and beautifying the city of San Francisco prior to the catastrophe of April 18th. Landscape architects had been consulted, proposals considered, and preliminary plans drawn. Therefore when on that day the city was swept by fire, o...
Rio de Janeiro! what have the Brazilians been doing these last decades? Decapitating politically dear Dom Pedro, true patriot, though emperor--he came to me once in my library,...
1. Chapter 1There had been some discussion as to improving and beautifying the city of San Francisco prior to the catastrophe of April 18th. Landscape architects had been consulted, proposa...
3. Chapter 3In and around the city are already more people than were here before the fire, and soon there will be twice as many, for from every quarter are coming mechanics and business men...