Albert S. Evans

Albert S. Evans was an American explorer and writer. Prior to 1856, he lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and worked as a broker.[2] He lived in Chicago and worked for many years at the Daily Journal. Evans arrived in San Francisco in 1861, began working as a journalist for the Morning Call[3] and served on the staff of the Governor of California during the Civil War.[2]

Colonel

Albert S. Evans
Colonel Albert S. Evans, from A La California
Died22 October 1872
Pen nameFitz Smythe[1]

He published two travelogues, Our Sister Republic: A Gala Trip through Tropical Mexico in 1869 - 1870, (1870) and Á La California: Sketches of Life in the Golden State (1873). The books were published by A. L. Bancroft of San Francisco, the publishing partner and brother of Hubert Howe Bancroft.[4] In 1863, Evans became local editor for some years of The Daily Alta California in San Francisco, and continued in that capacity for several years.[3] He lived in the city for 12 years, and he famously feuded with Mark Twain when both were in the city.[4] Evans died 22 October 1872,[5] a passenger on the steamship Missouri, when it burned at sea.[6]

References
  1. "January 16, 1865: First Edition of San Francisco's Daily Dramatic Chronicle". Friends of the California Archives. 2014-01-16. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. "Significant Parting Words—The Last Days of a Victim of the Missouri Disaster". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburg Post. 16 November 1872. p. 1. Retrieved 18 April 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Albert S. Evans". Fort Whipple, Arizona: Arizona Miner. 4 May 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "MARK TWAIN'S FEUD WITH ALBERT S. EVANS". Twain Quotes. Twain Quotes. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. "Water and Flame". New York, New York: The New York Herald. 31 October 1872. Retrieved 18 April 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Daily Alta California 2 November 1872 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".

Sources

Introduction of A La California

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