| Description |
559 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Based on the diary of William Swain. |
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Map on lining papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-540) and index. |
| Summary |
Provides a dramatic re-creation of the exciting events during the California Gold Rush, combining letters, firsthand accounts, and historical narrative. Based on the diary of William Swain. |
| Contents |
A migration of strangers : back home -- Fitting for a start : back home -- The great California caravan : back home -- Tracks of the elephant : back home -- Black Hills and Sweetwater : back home -- The Pacific side : back home -- The Humbug river : back home -- Meeting the summit : back home -- In the diggings : back home -- The great California lottery : back home -- Luck is all -- Coming home -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Sources -- Index. |
| Subject |
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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Pioneers -- California -- Biography.
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California -- History -- 1846-1850.
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California -- Gold discoveries.
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California -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Swain, William, 1821-1904.
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| ISBN |
0671255371 |
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