""California Emigrant Letters"" is a collection of letters written by individuals who migrated to California during the mid-19th century gold rush. Edited by Walker Demarquis Wyman, this book offers a firsthand account of the experiences and challenges faced by these pioneers as they journeyed across the country in search of fortune and a new life. The letters cover a range of topics, including the difficulties of travel, encounters with Native Americans, the harsh living conditions in mining camps, and the excitement and ...
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""California Emigrant Letters"" is a collection of letters written by individuals who migrated to California during the mid-19th century gold rush. Edited by Walker Demarquis Wyman, this book offers a firsthand account of the experiences and challenges faced by these pioneers as they journeyed across the country in search of fortune and a new life. The letters cover a range of topics, including the difficulties of travel, encounters with Native Americans, the harsh living conditions in mining camps, and the excitement and disappointment of striking gold. Through these letters, readers gain insight into the hopes, fears, and daily lives of those who risked everything to seek their fortune in the American West. The book also includes historical context and background information to help readers better understand the significance of the gold rush and its impact on California and the nation as a whole. Overall, ""California Emigrant Letters"" is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in the history of the American West or the experiences of early pioneers.California Historical Society Quarterly, V24, Number 1-4, 1945.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Minor shelf wear to binding. light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Pages toning with age, otherwise Text and images unmarked. Price clipped dj quite shelf worn with scuffs, creases, light soiling & small tears in a mylar cover.
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Helen Bryant Wyman. Very Good in Good+ (in mylar) jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Aged, but very clean and tight textblock. Lightly edge and character-worn binding; Chipping and tearing at head and foot of spine and to corners of unclipped dust jacket, in mylar. 177p.
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Wyman, Helen Bryant. Very Good/Very Good. 177pp Illustrations Tiny tear at top of spine and pages are a little age-toned, otherwise book is AS NEW Dust jacket is price-clipped with small chips and tears on edges of jacket Spine of jacket is sunned.
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Helen Bryant Wyman. Very Good+ A fine copy with no previous owner markings or bookplates in a vg dust jacket with some rubbing, slight fading along spine, minor edgewear. Not price-clipped, no chips, and only one 1/2" tear near top of spine on rear panel.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Bookman Associates, 1952. Octavo. Dark blue boards stamped in orange. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Price-clipped dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, edge wear, and tears. 175 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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