Gold rush diary, being the journal of Elisha Douglass Perkins on the Overland Trail in the spring and summer of 1849

Among the hundreds captivated by the vision of quick riches in the gold fields of California was Elisha Douglass Perkins, a tall handsome youth from Marietta, Ohio, who has here left a remarkable first-hand account of the great trek westward in 1849. Perkins' diary is an unusually full and inti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Perkins, Elisha Douglass, 1823-1852
Other Authors: Clark, Thomas Dionysius, 1903-2005 (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, University of Kentucky Press, 1967.
Subjects:
Perkins, Elisha Douglass, > 1823-1852 > Diaries.
Perkins, Elisha Douglass, > 1823-1852
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life > California.
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Overland journeys to the Pacific
California > Gold discoveries.
Californie > Découvertes d'or.
California
Diaries
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Among the hundreds captivated by the vision of quick riches in the gold fields of California was Elisha Douglass Perkins, a tall handsome youth from Marietta, Ohio, who has here left a remarkable first-hand account of the great trek westward in 1849. Perkins' diary is an unusually full and intimate record of crossing the plains and mountains of the Great West. Extensive notes supplement the text, associating it with numerous other published and unpublished accounts, while an appendix of reports and letters from the Marietta newspaper reveals the involvement of those at home with the Gold Rush.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 206 pages) illustrations, maps, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201).
ISBN:9780813165271
081316527X

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