Jedediah Smith/the First Trip To California 1826-1827

Famous quotes containing the words smith, trip and/or california:

    “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine.”
    —Patti Smith (b. 1946)

    “Come, and trip it as ye go
    On the light fantastic toe,
    And in thy right hand lead with thee,
    The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty;”
    —John Milton (1608–1674)

    “But why go to California for a text? She is the child of New England, bred at her own school and church.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)