Description: THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH BY MAY MCNEER (1950, Hardcover) This vintage hardcover book is in good used condition. That jacket is quite worn. There are no markings in this book. Please see the photos for the condition as the photos are of the actual book that you will receive. Thank you! Boys and girls will find it interesting to read this fascinating account of the gold rush of 1849. From these pages emerge the personalities that made the early days of the West so colorful and exciting: Captain John Sutter, on whose wilderness farm gold was first found; James Marshall, who discovered it; Colonel John Frêmont, the explorer; John Studebaker; Collis Huntington; even the notorious bandit, Joaquin Murrieta. Many anecdotes about the fabulous "strikes" and legendary characters of the mining camps have been culled from contemporary documents to supply fresh and authentic background. As readable as an adventure story, The California Gold Rush recreates accurately the life and atmosphere of "the days of old, the days of gold" when young men went West with pick and shovel to look for riches and staved to add a new chapter to our country's his-tory.
Price: 10 USD
Location: Bristol, Connecticut
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Publisher: Random House
Subject: Americana
Year Printed: 1950
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Lynd Ward
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Dust Jacket
Author: May McNeer
Region: North America
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Historical
