Tail of the elephant
Subtitle: the emigrant experience on the Truckee Route of the California Trail, 1844-1852
By: Olive Newell.
Contributors: Nevada County Historical Society (Nevada County, Calif.)
Series: A California sesquicentennial publication
Publisher: Nevada County Historical Society
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Nevada City, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: Overland journeys to the Pacific.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Pioneers -- California National Historic Trail -- History -- 19th century.; Immigrants -- California National Historic Trail -- History -- 19th century.; California National Historic Trail.; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.; Truckee River (Calif. and Nev.) -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-376) and index.