The Forty-niners
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- Synopsis
- In January, 1848, a carpenter named John Marshall came upon a glint of gold in the American River in northern California. Within a year, news of Marshall's discovery had swept the world, and gold-seekers poured into this remote territory. This book, part of the Time-Life series on the American West, traces the story of the California Gold Rush from Marshall's discovery to the late 1850s, when most of the mines had played out and the "Argonauts" dispersed. The writing is vivid and the book is filled with the stories of individual prospectors, bringing this colorful era to life.
- Copyright:
- 1974
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 192 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 11/08/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Time-Life Books, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.