Tuesday, February 22, 2011

♪ Oh, California -- that's the land for me! ♫

♫ I'm going to Sacramento with my washbowl on my knee! ♪


Popular ditty during the days of the Gold Rush.

From Stephen E. Ambrose's fascinating book about the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, called Nothing Like It The World.

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