Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

Name/Title

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

Entry/Object ID

2000.16.1

Description

1857 sinking in a hurricane (and the later discovery) of the SS Central America, a steamer carrying passengers from CA gold fields to the Carolinas -- "the worst peacetime disaster at sea in American history." Most of the story takes place at sea and, a century later, off the Carolinas. The names and topics entered herein are taken from chapter 1, "The Gold Rush."

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2000.16

Source or Donor

Hanna, Noreen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mining, Mining camps

Search Terms

Marshall, James, Sutter, Johann Augustus, Dana, Richard Henry, Easton, Adline Mills, Mills, Darius Ogden, Easton, Ansel, Birch, Billy, Birch, Virginia, Birch, James, Manlove, Oliver Perry, Monson, Alonzo Castle, Gold Rush, Maritime disasters, SS Central America, Steamers, Steamer SS Central America, Steamer SS Sonora, San Francisco, Panama, Steamer California, Mining, Mining camps, Pacific Mail Fleet, Treasure salvaging

Book Details

Author

Gary Kinder

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1857 - 1997

Call No.

910.453 Kin

Notes

Date: 1999 Copy No.: 1 Spine Label: 910.453 Kin

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Marshall, James

Person or Organization

Sutter, Johann Augustus

Person or Organization

Dana, Richard Henry

Person or Organization

Easton, Adline Mills

Person or Organization

Mills, Darius Ogden

Person or Organization

Easton, Ansel

Person or Organization

Birch, Billy

Person or Organization

Birch, Virginia

Person or Organization

Birch, James

Person or Organization

Manlove, Oliver Perry

Person or Organization

Monson, Alonzo Castle

Create Date

April 30, 2011

Update Date

July 9, 2026