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Gold Dust by Donald Dale Jackson (2009, Hardcover) The Saga of the Forty-Niners
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- ISBN
- 9780785819127
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Book Sales, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0785819126
ISBN-13
9780785819127
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30867882
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gold Dust
Number of Pages
388 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century
Publication Year
2009
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
26.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
The California Gold Rush! Except for the Civil War, no other event in nineteenth-century America caused such an upheaval. The discovery of gold in John Sutter's mill race, in that year of glory 1848, opened the West. It created the State of California. It inspired countless dreams of riches -- occasionally even satisfied them. And it sent thousands of otherwise sensible and sober men and women journeying desperately across deserts and trackless plains, through tropical swamps and into gales at sea -- "off to Californy." Gold Dust tells for the first time, in all its sweep, color, and variety, the authentic story of the forty-niners. It is an incredible tale, vividly alive with drama and anecdote and some of the most extraordinary characters ever to have played a role in American history. From the moment that the truculent carpenter James Marshall spots the first nugget below Sutter's half-finished mill (and almost immediately regrets it), we are caught up in the adventures and conflicts, ordeals, delusions, and triumphs that the gold-hunters experienced. Here is Sutter himself, dimly aware that his infant empire in the Sacramento Valley is doomed to be trampled into oblivion...the unfortunate John Woodhouse Audubon, son of the naturalist, whose overland company suffers the loss of its leader, the theft of half its funds, and a cholera epidemic -- before even setting foot on the trail...the inept pioneer Bill Johnston, racing west from Pittsburgh in fear that the gold would be all gone, only to turn round and race back again when he finds out what California is really like...long suffering trail boss J. Goldsborough Bruff, abandoned by his fellow Argonauts to his arthritis and the terrors of a Sierra winter. We watch, appalled, as a hapless (and mapless) party of Midwesterners rumbles inexorably into the desolate heart of Death Valley...as a frustrated and furious handful of shipless voyagers sets out for San Francisco from Panama, a distance of 3,600 miles, by canoe (a few actually made it!)...as hopeful subscribers vainly wait for one Rufus Porter to complete his "aerial locomotive" (three days from New York to California for $50, "wines included")...
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- a***s (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller is amazing. The seller ship the product fast and with such care. Only four stars for the item because of the pages but the seller did mention that. Also the price was great and fair. This seller is honest, fast with shipping, and care for the item being sold and ship. I additionally like the little thank you sticker that was put on the nicely wrap package. I would definitely buy from this seller again if they have something I need. Highly recommend this seller to others.Exploring Zoology : A Laboratory Guide by David G. Smith (2014, Trade Paperback) (#176943144625)
- r***r (358)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI am very happy with my purchase. This is a great seller. Item is as described, as shown in pictures and in great/like new condition. Item was very good value. Seller shipped very quickly. Item was very well packaged. This seller took care and effort to insure that my purchase arrived safely. Given the chance, I will buy from this seller again.Remembering Marilyn Monroe 2009 LIFE Magazine Collectors Special Issue (#186390258278)
- b***5 (15)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVery well packaged. They are all they were purported to be! Brand new, still in plastic wrap. For me personally, yellow is the most important color in my world, and the manufacturer chose to print the yellow portion of the borders in a shade that appears to me as closer to tan or even gold rather than yellow. After I get the walls painted yellow I will decide whether I will actually use the wallpaper border or not. No reflection on the seller! Seller was great! Just describing my reaction
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