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Dreams to Dust, A Diary of the California Gold Dust, 1849-1850Entry/Object ID
1989.1.441Description
Dreams to Dust: A Diary of the California Gold Dust, 1849-1850, The author, Charles Ross Parke was a Medical Doctor in Como, Whiteside County, Illinois in 1849. He and eight others formed the Como Pioneer Company and left for California on April 7, 1849. Parke's objective was "search of gold and sight-seeing." The company made its way overland from Illinois to St. Joseph, MO. Fearing cholera the group advanced north of St. Joseph to cross the river on the ferry at Fort Kearney. Parke returned in 1851 via the route through Nicaraga. His diary includes life and events on the journey to California, life in the mining fields, and the return trip.
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Parke, Charles Ross, 1823-1908-diary, Overland Journeys to the Pacific, West (US) - description and travel-1848-1860, California - description and travel - 1848-1869, California Gold Discovery, Pioneers - West (US)-Diaries, Diary, Trails, California Trail, Gold Rush, Western MigrationBook Details
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Charles Ross Parke, MDPlace Published
City
LincolnState/Province
NebraskaDate Published
1989Call No.
Western PAISBN
0-8032-3674-3LCCN
88-27763Notes
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ExcellentRelationships
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Charles Ross Parke, MD