The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience

Name/Title

The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience

Entry/Object ID

2009.126.8

Description

The personal story of gold seeker William Swain through his diaries and expanded by the letters of other '49ers...."from the dangerous journey across the plains..to the rugged mountain camps of Northern California." No reference to Napa County other than entry about Samuel Brannan but much helpful information about the gold mining experience.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2009.126

Source or Donor

Tom Kraft

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Tom Kraft

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

Gold miners, Mining, Emigration & immigration, Gold mining, Mines, Miners, Emigrants, Gold, Mining camps

Search Terms

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Book Details

Author

Holliday, J. S.

Place Published

Location

New York

Date Published

1849 - 1851

Call No.

979.404 Hol

Notes

Date: 1981 Spine Label: 979.404 Hol

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brannan, Samuel

Person or Organization

Swain, William

Create Date

July 7, 2009

Update Date

July 9, 2026