| TITLE: |
The forty-niners / by the editors of Time-Life Books ; with text by William Weber Johnson. |
| AUTHOR: |
Time-Life Books. |
| SERIES: |
Old West |
| SERIES: |
Old West (Alexandria, Va.) |
| PUBLISHED: |
New York : Time-Life Books, c1974. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
240 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes index. |
| NOTES: |
Bibliography: p. 236-237. |
| NOTES: |
Gold, gold, gold in California -- Sailing for El Dorado -- The rough realities of grubbing for gold -- The sprouting shantytowns -- Boomtown on the Bay -- Wondrous end of a wild quest. |
| NOTES: |
An account of the California gold rush of 1849 and the people who participated, lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and paintings. |
| SUBJECT: |
California--History--1846-1850. |
| SUBJECT: |
California--Gold discoveries. |
| SUBJECT: |
California--History. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Johnson, William Weber, 1909- |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Time-Life Books. |
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