The  Shirley letters from the California mines, 1851-1852
By: Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe ; edited with introduction by Marlene Smith-Baranzini.
Contributors: Smith-Baranzini, Marlene.
Publisher: Heyday Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Shirley, Dame, 1819-1906 -- Correspondence.; Mining camps -- California -- History -- 19th century.; Physicians' spouses -- California -- Correspondence.; Women -- California -- Social life and customs.; California -- Gold discoveries.; California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.; California -- Description and travel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-187) and index.
Twenty-three letters originally published serially in The Pioneer, or, California monthly magazine, Jan. 1854-Dec. 1855.