Stillman, J.D.B.:

$250 · Offered by William Reese Company

SEEKING THE GOLDEN FLEECE; A RECORD OF PIONEER LIFE IN CALIFORNIA: TO WHICH IS ANNEXED FOOTPRINTS OF EARLY NAVIGATORS, OTHER THAN SPANISH, IN CALIFORNIA; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE OF THE SCHOONER ... The author was a doctor during the gold rush and spent much time in the mines from 1849 to 1850. This book and works published recently from his surviving manuscripts have established him as one of the leading chroniclers of the early days in California.

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