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BORTHWICK, JOHN D. 3 Years in Calfornia. With Eight Illustrations By the Author. With Index and Foreword By Joseph A. Sullivan.
Oakland, California, Biobooks. 1948. 'California Centennial Edition, Number 17'. 1000 copies printed by Howell-North Press. [viii], 318 pages; folding map, illustrations; bound in gold color boards with black cloth backstrip, gilt lettering on spine. For three years, he wandered through the mining towns and camps in such places as Sacramento, Placerville, Coloma, Greenwood Valley, Nevada City, Foster's Bar, Downieville, Jacksonville, San Andreas, and Sonora. His travels allowed him to make a detailed and accurate review of mining methods. Handsome illustrations. Kurutz - CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH #65c - "Borthwick's narrative has universally been proclaimed as one of the most important accounts of the Gold Rush.". Fine.
Offered for US$ 37.50 by: Barry Cassidy Rare Books - Book number: 11479
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