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Life on the Plains or an Overland Journey to CaliforniaEntry/Object ID
L1976.1.43Description
Life on the Plains and Among the Digging being Scenes and Adventures of an Overland Journey to California with Particular Incidents of the Route, Mistakes and Sufferings of the Emigrants, the Indian Tribes, the Present and the Future of the Great Plains. A. Delano jumped off from St. Joseph, Missouri, on April 5, 1849, with a party from Dayton, OH, who met in St. Joseph, under the command of Capt. James Greene. Delano shipped his wagon by water to St. Joseph. He arrived by the steamer, Embassy. He goes via Fort Hall and the Applegate route to Sutter's Fort. His descriptions are very detailed. 13 chapters tell of his life in the mining district of California including association with Jim Beckwith. This book is enscribed in the fly leaf Issac R. Cassel, Brook Cedar Hill, Worcester, March 24th, 1866.
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Migration, Delano, California, California Trail, Gold Fields, St. Joseph, Gold Rush, Western Migration, Trails, Overland Trail, Applegate Trail, DiaryBook Details
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A. DelanoPlace Published
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New York CityState/Province
New YorkDate Published
1861Call No.
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A. Delano