The forty-niners /
Time-Life Books.
Johnson, William Weber,1909-1992.
An account of the California gold rush of 1849 and the people who participated, lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and paintings.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237).
Gold, gold, gold in California! -- Sailing for El Dorado -- The rough realities of grubbing for gold -- The sprouting shantytowns -- Boomtown on the bay -- Wondrous end of a wild quest.
An account of the California gold rush of 1849 and the people who participated, lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and paintings.