Author: Reginald Gould
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411679687
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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This book is about exploring old gold and silver mines in Part One. Part Two is about actual experiences using various recovery equipment to find gold. Part Three is a look at some of the million dollar gold mines from present to the 1800's. Part Four is about new equipment to recover gold from rivers and streams.
Author: Reggie Gould
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 145838988X
Category : Abandoned mines
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Author: Reggie Gould
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257765493
Category : Abandoned mines
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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Author: Jack Dublin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733942904
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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A lost journal from the Gold Rush era reveals scattered treasures from sea to shining sea (and deep beneath them as well). Legends tell of explorers who harnessed ship and beast and rail to lay hold their dreams on a merciless frontier. One man lived long enough to record the greatest history never told... until now. Join the rush!
Author: Jack Dublin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781956623109
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A lost journal from the Gold Rush era reveals scattered treasures from sea to shining sea (and deep beneath them as well). Legends tell of explorers who harnessed ship and beast and rail to lay hold their dreams on a merciless frontier. One man lived long enough to record the greatest history never told... until now. Join the rush!
Author: Chauncey L. Canfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Chauncey de Leon Canfield (1843-1909) first published "The diary of a forty-niner" in 1906, and 1,200 of the 2,000 copies in that edition were burned. Joseph Gaer's Bibliography of California literature describes this book as written in the form of a diary, but fictional. The diary of a forty-niner (1920) reprints Canfield's 1906 publication. It purports to be the diary of Alfred T. Jackson, of Litchfield County, Connecticut, during his days as a gold prospector, 1850-1852. Jackson offers first-hand accounts of Nevada City and neighboring Rock Creek; descriptions of Grass Valley, North and South Yuba Valleys, and the Sierra Mountains; details of gold mining with accounts of pioneer overland crossings, and foreign mineworkers (including Chinese). Entries concerning Jackson's personal life include details of his courtship of a French woman in the camps.
Author: Chauncey Canfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781533283573
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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1849, California. The Gold Rush had begun. 300,000 gold-seekers left their homes, grabbed what they could and headed West to find their fortune. This is the diary of one of those intrepid men, and the trials and tribulations that he faces in his search for riches. From May 1850 through to June 1852 the life of Alfred T. Jackson, one of the forty-niners, was compiled by Chauncey Canfield. Jackson's dream was that "I would like to have enough capital so that I would not have to slave from sunrise till dark as I did on dad's farm." But like many others who moved out west to find gold it was not easy ... He lived a truly wild existence during his time in the west, sleeping rough, panning for gold and fleeing from gunfights with his dog and his best friend. First-hand accounts of early settlements like Nevada City and Rock Creek are given as well as descriptions of Grass Valley, the Sierra Mountains and the North and South Yuba Valleys. It is a rich and vivid depiction of gold mining with accounts of pioneer travelling overland, the infiltration of foreign workers, particularly Chinese miners, and contains many details of how forty-niners like Jackson entertained themselves with the nuggets that they found and spent. First published in 1906, this classic work provides a thorough insight into the real wild west and the life of the forty-niners. Chauncey Canfield (1843-1909) first published The diary of a forty-niner in 1906. Albion Press is an imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Author: Chauncey L. Canfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Chauncey de Leon Canfield (1843-1909) first published "The diary of a forty-niner" in 1906, and 1,200 of the 2,000 copies in that edition were burned. Joseph Gaer's Bibliography of California literature, 20 describes this book as written in the form of a diary, but fictional.' The diary of a forty-niner (1920) reprints Canfield's 1906 publication. It purports to be the diary of Alfred T. Jackson, of Litchfield County, Connecticut, during his days as a gold prospector, 1850-1852. Jackson offers firsthand accounts of Nevada City and neighboring Rock Creek; descriptions of Grass Valley, North and South Yuba Valleys, and the Sierra Mountains; details of gold mining with accounts of pioneer overland crossings, and foreign mineworkers (including Chinese). Entries concerning Jackson's personal life include details of his courtship of a French woman in the camps.
Author: Jack Dublin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733942911
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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The Miner 49er's quest for God and gold continues, leading him to the Engine of the World... but the engine is breaking down. To fix it he must find the Eye of the Diamond, but can he outwit mysterious strangers who want the engine to fail? Join Cody and Clementine on 13 unforgettable flights of the imagination!
Author: Sylvia Alden Roberts
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595524923
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Did you know that an estimated 5,000 blacks were an early and integral part of the California Gold Rush? Did you know that black history in California precedes Gold Rush history by some 300 years? Did you know that in California during the Gold Rush, blacks created one of the wealthiest, most culturally advanced, most politically active communities in the nation? Few people are aware of the intriguing, dynamic often wholly inspirational stories of African American argonauts, from backgrounds as diverse as those of their less sturdy- complexioned peers. Defying strict California fugitive slave laws and an unforgiving court testimony ban in a state that declared itself free, black men and women combined skill, ambition and courage and rose to meet that daunting challenge with dignity, determination and even a certain elan, leaving behind a legacy that has gone starkly under-reported. Mainstream history tends to contribute to the illusion that African Americans were all but absent from the California Gold Rush experience. This remarkable book, illustrated with dozens of photos, offers definitive contradiction to that illusion and opens a door that leads the reader into a forgotten world long shrouded behind the shadowy curtains of time."
