McIlhany, Edward W.:

$150 · Offered by William Reese Company

RECOLLECTIONS OF A '49ER. A QUAINT AND THRILLING NARRATIVE OF A TRIP ACROSS THE PLAINS, AND LIFE IN THE CALIFORNIA GOLD FIELDS.... In 1849, at the age of twenty, the author travelled overland with the Charlestown Company of West Virginia. He spent a number of years in the gold fields, both as a miner and a general roustabout. "...Of merit in building a well-rounded picture of a complex microcosm" - Wheat.

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