Personal adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9, with the author's experience at the mines (volume 1)

Life on the plains and among the diggings; being scenes and adventures of an overland journey to California: with particular incidents of the route, mistakes and sufferings of the emigrants, the Indian tribes, the present and future of the great West.

Delano, Alonzo, 1806-1874.

January 1857

Born in Aurora, New York, Alonzo Delano (1806-1874) moved on to the Midwest as a teenager. July 1848...

History of the state of California: From the period of the conquest by Spain to her occupation by the United States of America. Containing an account of the discovery of the immense gold mines and placers, the enormous population of gold-seekers, the quantity of gold already obtained, a description of her mineral and agricultural resources, with thrilling accounts of adventures among the mines. Also, advice to emigrants on the best routes, and the preparations necessary to get there. To which is added a brief account of the formation of the government and constitution of the said state /

Frost, John, 1800-1859.

January 1850

Cowan p. 226; Rocq 16869; Sabin 26033; Wheat 79.First ed."Natural History of California: p. 275-386...

Notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in El Dorado, in the years of 1849-'50. With an appendix containing reminiscences ... together with the articles of association and roll of members of "The associated pioneers of the territorial days of California."

Upham, Samuel C. 1819-1885.

January 1878

Samuel Curtis Upham (1819-1885) was a clerk in a Philadelphia merchant house when he decided to try ...

Personal adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9, with the author's experience at the mines (volume 2)

Ryan, William Redmond, 1791-1855

January 1850

Second volume in a 2-volume memoir by William Redmond Ryan, describing California and Baja Californi...

Personal adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9; with the author's experience at the mines. Illustrated by twenty-three drawings ...

Ryan, William Redmond, 1791-1855.

January 1850

An Englishman, William Redmond Ryan (1791-1855) enlisted in an American regiment bound for Californi...

A trip to the gold mines of California in 1848.

Swan, John Alfred, 1817-1896.
Hussey, John A.

January 1960

John Swan (1817-1896), an English sailor, settled in Monterey in 1843 and joined other Californians ...

An excursion to California over the prairie, Rocky mountains, and great Sierra Nevada. With a stroll through the diggings and ranches of that country.

Kelly, William, 1791-1855.

January 1851

Englishman William Redmond Kelly (1791-1855) visited California in 1849 and 1850, and his account of...

Ramblings in California; containing a description of the country, life at the mines, state of society, &c. Interspersed with characteristic anecdotes, and sketches from life, being the five years' experience of a gold digger.

Shaw, Pringle.

Pringle Shaw was a Briton or Canadian who spent five years in California in the 1850s. Ramblings in ...

Death Valley in '49. Important chapter of California pioneer history. The autobiography of a pioneer, detailing his life from a humble home in the Green Mountains to the gold mines of California; and particularly reciting the sufferings of the band of men, women and children who gave "Death Valley" its name.

Manly, William Lewis, b. 1820.

January 1894

William Lewis Manly (1820-1903) and his family left Vermont in 1828, and he grew to manhood in Michi...

California, 1849-1913; or, The rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state,

Woolley, L. H. b. 1825.

January 1913

Lell Hawley Woolley (b. 1825) left the Green Mountains of Vermont to cross the plains in a mule trai...

California sketches, with recollections of the gold mines;

Kip, Leonard, 1826-1906.

January 1946

Leonard Kip (1826-1906), a young Albany lawyer, sailed for California in 1849. On his return east in...

Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley.

Carson, James H., d. 1853.

January 1931

James H. Carson (d. 1853) wrote this volume, supposed to be the first book printed in Stockton, not ...

A forty-niner speaks; a chronological record of a New Yorker and his adventures in various mining localities in California, his return trip across Nicaragua, including several descriptions of the changes in San Francisco and other mining centers from March 1849 to January 1851.

Pierce, Hiram Dwight, b. 1810.
Meyer, Sarah Wiswall.

January 1930

Hiram Dwight Pierce (b. 1810) was a successful blacksmith in Troy, New York, when news arrived of go...

A trip across the plains, and life in California ; embracing a description of the overland route; its natural curiosities ... the gold mines of California; its climate ... with sketches of Indian, Mexican and Californian character

Keller, Geo. (George)

January 1851

Memoir of Dr. George Keller, physician to the Wayne County (Ohio) Company during its 1849 journey to...

California. Four months among the gold-finders, being the diary of an expedition from San Francisco to the gold districts.

Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894.
Bryant, Edwin, 1805-1869. 1849.

January 1849

Henry Vizetelly (1820-1894), a London engraver and author, was a pioneer in the publication of inexp...

Life on the plains and among the diggings; being scenes and adventures of an overland journey to California: with particular incidents of the route, mistakes and sufferings of the emigrants, the Indian tribes, the present and future of the great West.

Delano, Alonzo, 1806-1874.

January 1857

Born in Aurora, New York, Alonzo Delano (1806-1874) moved on to the Midwest as a teenager. July 1848...

History of the state of California: From the period of the conquest by Spain to her occupation by the United States of America. Containing an account of the discovery of the immense gold mines and placers, the enormous population of gold-seekers, the quantity of gold already obtained, a description of her mineral and agricultural resources, with thrilling accounts of adventures among the mines. Also, advice to emigrants on the best routes, and the preparations necessary to get there. To which is added a brief account of the formation of the government and constitution of the said state /

Frost, John, 1800-1859.

January 1850

Cowan p. 226; Rocq 16869; Sabin 26033; Wheat 79.First ed."Natural History of California: p. 275-386...

Notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in El Dorado, in the years of 1849-'50. With an appendix containing reminiscences ... together with the articles of association and roll of members of "The associated pioneers of the territorial days of California."

Upham, Samuel C. 1819-1885.

January 1878

Samuel Curtis Upham (1819-1885) was a clerk in a Philadelphia merchant house when he decided to try ...

Personal adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9, with the author's experience at the mines (volume 2)

Ryan, William Redmond, 1791-1855

January 1850

Second volume in a 2-volume memoir by William Redmond Ryan, describing California and Baja Californi...

Personal adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9; with the author's experience at the mines. Illustrated by twenty-three drawings ...

Ryan, William Redmond, 1791-1855.

January 1850

An Englishman, William Redmond Ryan (1791-1855) enlisted in an American regiment bound for Californi...

A trip to the gold mines of California in 1848.

Swan, John Alfred, 1817-1896.
Hussey, John A.

January 1960

John Swan (1817-1896), an English sailor, settled in Monterey in 1843 and joined other Californians ...

An excursion to California over the prairie, Rocky mountains, and great Sierra Nevada. With a stroll through the diggings and ranches of that country.

Kelly, William, 1791-1855.

January 1851

Englishman William Redmond Kelly (1791-1855) visited California in 1849 and 1850, and his account of...

Ramblings in California; containing a description of the country, life at the mines, state of society, &c. Interspersed with characteristic anecdotes, and sketches from life, being the five years' experience of a gold digger.

Shaw, Pringle.

Pringle Shaw was a Briton or Canadian who spent five years in California in the 1850s. Ramblings in ...

Death Valley in '49. Important chapter of California pioneer history. The autobiography of a pioneer, detailing his life from a humble home in the Green Mountains to the gold mines of California; and particularly reciting the sufferings of the band of men, women and children who gave "Death Valley" its name.

Manly, William Lewis, b. 1820.

January 1894

William Lewis Manly (1820-1903) and his family left Vermont in 1828, and he grew to manhood in Michi...

California, 1849-1913; or, The rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state,

Woolley, L. H. b. 1825.

January 1913

Lell Hawley Woolley (b. 1825) left the Green Mountains of Vermont to cross the plains in a mule trai...

California sketches, with recollections of the gold mines;

Kip, Leonard, 1826-1906.

January 1946

Leonard Kip (1826-1906), a young Albany lawyer, sailed for California in 1849. On his return east in...

Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley.

Carson, James H., d. 1853.

January 1931

James H. Carson (d. 1853) wrote this volume, supposed to be the first book printed in Stockton, not ...

A forty-niner speaks; a chronological record of a New Yorker and his adventures in various mining localities in California, his return trip across Nicaragua, including several descriptions of the changes in San Francisco and other mining centers from March 1849 to January 1851.

Pierce, Hiram Dwight, b. 1810.
Meyer, Sarah Wiswall.

January 1930

Hiram Dwight Pierce (b. 1810) was a successful blacksmith in Troy, New York, when news arrived of go...

A trip across the plains, and life in California ; embracing a description of the overland route; its natural curiosities ... the gold mines of California; its climate ... with sketches of Indian, Mexican and Californian character

Keller, Geo. (George)

January 1851

Memoir of Dr. George Keller, physician to the Wayne County (Ohio) Company during its 1849 journey to...

California. Four months among the gold-finders, being the diary of an expedition from San Francisco to the gold districts.

Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894.
Bryant, Edwin, 1805-1869. 1849.

January 1849

Henry Vizetelly (1820-1894), a London engraver and author, was a pioneer in the publication of inexp...

Life on the plains and among the diggings; being scenes and adventures of an overland journey to California: with particular incidents of the route, mistakes and sufferings of the emigrants, the Indian tribes, the present and future of the great West.

Delano, Alonzo, 1806-1874.

January 1857

Born in Aurora, New York, Alonzo Delano (1806-1874) moved on to the Midwest as a teenager. July 1848...

History of the state of California: From the period of the conquest by Spain to her occupation by the United States of America. Containing an account of the discovery of the immense gold mines and placers, the enormous population of gold-seekers, the quantity of gold already obtained, a description of her mineral and agricultural resources, with thrilling accounts of adventures among the mines. Also, advice to emigrants on the best routes, and the preparations necessary to get there. To which is added a brief account of the formation of the government and constitution of the said state /

Frost, John, 1800-1859.

January 1850

Cowan p. 226; Rocq 16869; Sabin 26033; Wheat 79.First ed."Natural History of California: p. 275-386...

Notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in El Dorado, in the years of 1849-'50. With an appendix containing reminiscences ... together with the articles of association and roll of members of "The associated pioneers of the territorial days of California."

Upham, Samuel C. 1819-1885.

January 1878

Samuel Curtis Upham (1819-1885) was a clerk in a Philadelphia merchant house when he decided to try ...

Personal adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9, with the author's experience at the mines (volume 1)

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