Sea Routes to the Gold Fields tells of the migration by water to California in 1849-1852. It is one of the most exciting mass movements in history. The migration of tens of thousands who joined the headlong race to California's gold fields. This is the first book to give a comprehensive picture of the other half of the migration, of those Argonauts who made the journey in the slow, tiny, and incredibly crowded sailing ships and steamers of a century ago. Based mainly from the diaries and letters of pioneers who made the journey, this book is a fascinating record of one of the most dramatic episodes in the nation's history.
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