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Book/Printed Material Recollections of a '49er. A quaint and thrilling narrative of a trip across the plains, and life in the California gold fields during the stirring days following the discovery of gold in the far West,

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Title

  • Recollections of a '49er. A quaint and thrilling narrative of a trip across the plains, and life in the California gold fields during the stirring days following the discovery of gold in the far West,

Summary

  • Edward Washington McIlhany (b. 1828) left West Virginia for the California gold fields in 1849. Recollections of a 49er (1908) describes his overland journey west, gold prospecting on Feather River and Grass Valley, hunting and trapping, proprietorship of a general store and hotel in Onion Valley, the Colorado gold rush, and Missouri railroading after the Civil War.

Names

  • McIlhany, Edward Washington, 1828-

Created / Published

  • Kansas City, Mo., Hailman printing company, 1908.

Headings

  • -  California--Gold discoveries
  • -  Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • -  Jefferson County (W. Va.)
  • -  West (U.S.)--Description and travel
  • -  Mines and mineral resources--California
  • -  Business--California

Medium

  • 212 p. illus., ports. 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F864 .M146

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 08029358

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image
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  • online text

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Mcilhany, Edward Washington. Recollections of a '49er. A quaint and thrilling narrative of a trip across the plains, and life in the California gold fields during the stirring days following the discovery of gold in the far West. Kansas City, Mo., Hailman printing company, 1908. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/08029358/.

APA citation style:

McIlhany, E. W. (1908) Recollections of a '49er. A quaint and thrilling narrative of a trip across the plains, and life in the California gold fields during the stirring days following the discovery of gold in the far West. Kansas City, Mo., Hailman printing company. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/08029358/.

MLA citation style:

Mcilhany, Edward Washington. Recollections of a '49er. A quaint and thrilling narrative of a trip across the plains, and life in the California gold fields during the stirring days following the discovery of gold in the far West. Kansas City, Mo., Hailman printing company, 1908. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/08029358/>.