Gold Seekers of '49 is a historical book written by Edwin L. Sabin that tells the story of the California Gold Rush of 1849. The book is a detailed account of the events that took place during the gold rush, including the discovery of gold, the influx of people to California, and the struggles and hardships that the gold seekers faced in their quest for wealth. The book also includes descriptions of the different types of people who came to California, including miners, merchants, and gamblers, and their interactions with ...
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Gold Seekers of '49 is a historical book written by Edwin L. Sabin that tells the story of the California Gold Rush of 1849. The book is a detailed account of the events that took place during the gold rush, including the discovery of gold, the influx of people to California, and the struggles and hardships that the gold seekers faced in their quest for wealth. The book also includes descriptions of the different types of people who came to California, including miners, merchants, and gamblers, and their interactions with each other. The author uses a narrative style to bring the events to life, and includes quotes and anecdotes from the people who were there. Overall, Gold Seekers of '49 is an engaging and informative book that provides a fascinating glimpse into one of the most important events in American history.1915. How in the year 1849 Charley Adams and his father set out for far California, there to find a gold mine; how they crossed the tropical Isthmus of Panama, by canoe and by mule, to the Pacific side; how they landed at last in wonderful San Francisco, and what befell them there and in the High Sierras: Relating how they encountered fortune and misfortune in that new land peopled from every quarter of the globe. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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