Excerpt from Poetry of the Pacific: Selections and Original Poems From the Poets of the Pacific States IN presenting this volume, but little need be said, except that the compiler has earnestly endeavored to make it as complete as possible, and to render it a pleasant book for reference in after years, as belong ing to the early days of literature in California. It must be remembered that California is still an infant state, a Hercules in the cradle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.