Forty-Niners, The

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Forty-Niners, The

Entry/Object ID

L1974.1.58

Description

The Forty-Niners, part of the Old West Series, is the story of gold in California . Detailed description of sailing to El Dorado and the telling of the rough realities of grabbing for gold. This book gives in depth details of the sprouting shantytowns and boomtowns. The wondrous end of a wild quest is told. with many pictures, maps, illustrations, photographs. Stories of Americans, Russians in the gold rush and the effect on men, women, development of the gold rush areas, and settlements are told with vividness. This book has an index, bibliography and picture credits. The text is by William Weber Johnson. 240/Hardbound/Illustrations/Map/Photographs/Tables

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, Maps, Settlements, Ships

Search Terms

19th Century gold discovery in California, South Fork of the American River, California, Ocean Transportation, Shipping, Close of the Gold Rush, Western Migration, Expansion, Alaska Territory, Survey History, Western Art, Gold Rush, Russians in Gold Rush, California Gold Rush

Book Details

Author

Time Life

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1974

Call No.

Western TI

LCCN

73-8897

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Sutter

Person or Organization

James W. Marshall