Lienhard, Heinrich:

$300 · Offered by William Reese Company

CALIFORNIEN UNMITTELBAR VOR NACH DER ENTDECKUNG DES GOLDES. Lienhard came to California in 1846, and was one of John Sutter's most trusted employees. His narrative gives valuable information on the region and life there before and immediately after the 1848 discovery of gold, as well as his impressions of the changes wrought by the discovery. "In his recollections, he tells about the discovery of gold, its effect on Sutter, and his work in the mines in the summer of 1848" - Kurutz.

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