Shaw, Reuben C.:

$450 · Offered by William Reese Company

ACROSS THE PLAINS IN FORTY-NINE. A presentation copy, inscribed by the author. Shaw was a member of the Granite State and California Mining and Trading Company, and here narrates the story of his overland trek from Massachusetts to California in 1849 along the Platte River route. "After an extraordinarily difficult journey, marked by Indian troubles and cholera, the men arrived at Sutter's Fort on September 6" - Kurutz. The final chapter relates some of Shaw's mining experiences around Weber Creek.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.