California as it is
By: by John Hale ; reprint of the edition of  1851 ; with biographies of the ancestors of John Hale, 1637-1800, and his descendants, 1826-1852 ; edited by Thomas B. Hunter, Jr. & Richard L. Wellington.
Contributors: Hunter, Thomas B.; Wellington, Richard L.
Series: Plains and Rockies
Publisher: Privately printed [at the Grabhorn Press]
Published: 1954
Place of publication: [San Francisco, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Hale family.; Overland journeys to the Pacific.; California -- Description and travel.; California -- Gold discoveries.
Description: Hale traveled overland from Saint Louis to California in 1849. He was disenchanted with California, stayed briefly, and returned to New York on ship via Panama. He wrote his book to disuade others from going to California.
Notes: 150 copies printed.
Signed by Thomas Hunter.