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Henry Taylor's long life (1825-1931) gave him an unusual perspective on change in American society. This book talks about his journey across the western continent in search of fortune, offers insight into the problems and successes of the early homesteaders and settlers, and concerns his later...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Henry, 1825-1931
Otros Autores: Parman, Donald Lee, 1932-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Taylor, Henry, > 1825-1931.
Centenarians > United States > Biography.
Pioneers > United States > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
Centenaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pionniers > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Centenarians.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Gold mines and mining.
Pioneers.
California > Gold discoveries.
Californie > Découvertes d'or.
California.
United States.
Autobiography
Biography
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Growing up in Virginia and Ohio
  • Life in Iowa and Wisconsin
  • From Wisconsin to Fort Laramie
  • On to California
  • Mining for gold
  • Journeying home by sea
  • Setbacks in Wisconsin and homesteading in Nebraska
  • The San Francisco Earthquake
  • Reflections of a centenarian.

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