The 49ers by Evelyn Wells and Harry C Peterson

The 1849 Gold Rush in the California Mother Lode

Item # 327

Title: The 49ers Subtitle: Facts and Tall Tales from the Fabulous Days of '49 Authors: Evelyn Wells and Harry C Peterson Type: Historic Copyright: 1949 Edition: Stated First Edition Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc. Illustrations: None Signed: No Binding: Hard Cover Dust Jacket: Yes Size: 6" x 8 3/4" x 1 1/8" Pages: 273 Ex-Library: No Condition: Book: Very Good ~ No rips, tears or writing. Top and bottom of spine show shelf wear. Dust Jacket: Rough and taped. Additional Information: From the inside of the Dust Jacket: The 49ers tells the story of Jim Marshall and Sutter's Mill and the true facts of the often disputed case of who first found gold. It tells of the young men who arrived like a tidal wave to try their luck and the sharpsters who fleeced the Golden Fleecers even before they got started. Of the long, terrible voyage around the Horn and the equally fearful trip across the Isthmus. Of the lucky and the hundreds of thousands of dollars in nuggets they literally picked up from the ground. And of the unlucky whose fruitless searches ended only in death or madness. There are tales of the gamblers who followed the prospectors, and of the light ladies who followed both. There are laughable anecdotes about the wise and the foolish, tales of the lawless feuds, Indian fighting, and claim jumping. But beneath all the stories is the unbroken theme of gold, the millions on millions of dollars worth which men and women took with their hands from California's lush earth during the year. And if you're susceptible enough, you'll turn again to the chapter wherein you're told that there is still plenty of stuff left, and where and how to get it. A true page turner about the Gold in the Mother Lode and interesting enough, it was written on the 100th anniversary of the 1849 gold rush. The Contents are: The Men and Their Year By Sea and Land To the Digging! In the Diggings Tragedy Under Their Boots ... ... Sprang Cities The Ways They Worked How They Played Business Bad Men Law and Order Other People Not All Were Ladies The Lady and the Miner Lost Mines Item # 327 The 49ers by Evelyn Wells and Harry C Peterson Price:               $24.95 Optional Insurance:                             $1.75 Subtotal:         Shipping:         $3.95 Via:               Media Mail PLEASE NOTE: Shipping price quoted is for the U.S.A. Please click HERE for International Sales.