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"The Gold Seekers"Entry/Object ID
2007.340.1.1Description
"The Gold Seekers," by Gustave Aimard [Olivier Gioux] (London: Ward and Lock,) 1861. The book, an English-langauge translation of the original French, is a novel subtitled "A Tale of California" and which was advertised as part of a trilogy. The protagonist, Don Louis, is involved in a company of French miners seeking for gold in California, while also involved in intrigues on the west coast of Mexico, mainly Guaymas in Sonora. With heavy damage, including missing pieces, much soiling and rubbing to the boards, while most pages are lightly browned and soiled, the condition is poor to poor.Lexicon
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