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Recollections of a 49er : a quaint and thrilling narrative of a trip across the Plains and life in the California gold fields during the stirring days following the discovery of gold in the Far West
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- Creator
- by Edward Washington McIlhany ; edited and annotated by Scott J. Lawson ; illustrated with vintage photographs, illustrations, present-day photographs, and maps
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- English
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- Virginia Beach, Va. : Donning Co. Publishers, [2006]
- ©2006
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- 400 pages : illustrations, maps (one color) ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781578643899, 1578643899
- OCLC
- ocm71427221
- Originally published: Kansas City, Mo. : Hailman Printing Co., 1908.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-377) and index.
- 1849 - from Virginia to California -- Gold mining and a mule packer's life in California -- Insolvency, farming, and off to Siskiyou -- Leaving California, another stab at love -- 1858 - across the Plains once more, to Colorado -- Missouri livestock dealing and family life -- Biographical sketches of the Charlestown, Virginia Mining Company members
Subjects
- McIlhany, Edward Washington, 1828-
- Pioneers -- California -- Biography.
- Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
- Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- Overland journeys to the Pacific.
- Miners -- West Virginia -- Charleston -- Biography.
- California -- Gold discoveries.
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
- Charleston (W. Va.) -- Biography.