Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237).
Contents
Gold, gold, gold in California! -- Sailing for El Dorado -- Rough realities of grubbing for gold -- Sprouting shantytowns -- Boomtown on the bay -- Wondrous end of a wild quest.
Summary
An account of the California gold rush of 1849 and the people who participated, lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and paintings.
