Recollections of a '49er: (Expanded, Annotated)

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Mining, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Recollections of a '49er: (Expanded, Annotated) by Edward Washington McIlhany, BIG BYTE BOOKS
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Author: Edward Washington McIlhany ISBN: 1230001448832
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS Publication: November 30, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Edward Washington McIlhany
ISBN: 1230001448832
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
Publication: November 30, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

Broken-hearted 20-year-old Edward Washington McIlhany (Mac) decided a way to heal his disappointment in love was to strike out west to the fabled 1849 gold rush in California. Leaving family and friends behind, with no assurance he'd ever see them again, he paid $300.00 to join a company formed for prospecting.

In his autobiography, written sixty years later, he tells of losing friends on the perilous trip across the plains, meeting Indians, gun fights, getting scurvy, and the wild frontier of a mining town.

McIlhany's book is a valuable resource on the prices of goods and services at the time, as well as a rip-roaring true tale of a time before the West was settled. He even sailed on the ill-fated Central America the year before it sank with over 550 souls on board.

For the first time ever, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. 

Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

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Broken-hearted 20-year-old Edward Washington McIlhany (Mac) decided a way to heal his disappointment in love was to strike out west to the fabled 1849 gold rush in California. Leaving family and friends behind, with no assurance he'd ever see them again, he paid $300.00 to join a company formed for prospecting.

In his autobiography, written sixty years later, he tells of losing friends on the perilous trip across the plains, meeting Indians, gun fights, getting scurvy, and the wild frontier of a mining town.

McIlhany's book is a valuable resource on the prices of goods and services at the time, as well as a rip-roaring true tale of a time before the West was settled. He even sailed on the ill-fated Central America the year before it sank with over 550 souls on board.

For the first time ever, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. 

Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

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