Bigler's Chronicle of the West The Conquest of California, Discovery of Gold, and Mormon Settlement As Reflected in Henry William Bigler's Diaries.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gudde, Erwin G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piraí : University of California Press, [2022]
Temas:
Bigler, Henry William, > 1815-1900.
Bigler, Henry William, > 1815-1900
United States. > Army. > Mormon Battalion.
United States. > Army. > Mormon Battalion
1846-1848
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Regimental histories.
Guerre du Mexique, 1846-1848 > Histoire des unités.
Gold mines and mining
Regimental histories
California > Gold discoveries.
Californie > Découvertes d'or.
California
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I. ANCESTRY AND YOUTH: 1815-1846
  • II. THE MARCH TO THE GILA RIVER: 1846
  • III. ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO SAN DIEGO: 1846-1847
  • IV. THE VANISHING DAYS OF MEXICAN RULE: 1847
  • V. FROM LOS ANGELES TO DONNER LAKE: 1847
  • VI. THE RETURN TO SUTTER'S FORT: 1847-1848
  • VII. THE FATEFUL TWENTY-FOURTH OF JANUARY: 1848
  • VIII. THE FIRST PROSPECTOR: 1848
  • IX. ACROSS THE SIERRA AND ALONG THE HUMBOLDT: 1848
  • X. THE END OF THE TREK: 1848
  • XI. BIGLER'S LATER YEARS: 1848-1900
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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