Name/Title
Direct Your Letters to San JoseEntry/Object ID
L2007.31.6Description
Direct Your Letters to San Jose; California Gold Rush Letters and Diary of James and David Lee Campbell, 1849-1852, follow the 1850 journey of two brothers who led an ox-drawn wagon from Clayton, IL across Missouri to St. Joseph and through Nebraska and along the California Trail, in search of riches on the Pacific coast. They recorded their adventures in a daily diary and letters to family in Illinois. Once in California, the brothers rejected the gold fields in favor of farming and mercantiling and wrote about these endeavors to their families back east. The brothers returned to live out their days in the Midwest. The editor, David Jackson, is a great grand nephew of the Campbells. Appendices, bibliography and index add to the usefulness and interest of the book.
The St. Joe Road is part of the trail they took.
386/Softbound/Maps/Photographs/Tables.Lexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
California Gold Rush Diary/, St. Joe Road, Overland journeys to the Pacific/West (U.S.)-- Description and travel/West (U. S.)History--1848-1860, Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.), California--History--1846-1852, Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries, Indian Interaction, Diary, Trails, California Gold Rush, Trail Maps, California TrailBook Details
Author
Jackson, David W.Place Published
City
Kansas CityState/Province
MissouriDate Published
2000Call No.
Western JAISBN
0-9704308-8-4LCCN
00-108761Notes
Copy No.: 2Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentRelationships
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Person or Organization
James CampbellPerson or Organization
David Lee Campbell