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Title

  • Memories of early Wisconsin and the gold mines,

Summary

  • John Barber Parkinson's memoir begins with reminiscences about life in southern Wisconsin from the late 1830s through the early 1850s, before turning to an account of the eighteen-year old Parkinson's overland trek to the goldfields of California. As a small child, Parkinson settled with his family in 1836 on a farm near Mineral Point (1836), and in the pages devoted to his childhood, he recalls agricultural practices and Indian-white relations in the aftermath of the Black Hawk War. The remainder of the narrative primarily concerns the life Parkinson experienced in the California mining camps, where he describes the social structure, the system of justice, and prevailing land usage. After three years in California, Parkinson decided to return to Wisconsin to attend college, and a brief description of his homeward journey through Central America and New York completes his narrative.

Names

  • Parkinson, John B. (John Barber), 1834-1927.

Created / Published

  • [n.p., 1921?]

Headings

  • -  Frontier and pioneer life--Wisconsin
  • -  Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • -  California--Gold discoveries

Notes

  • -  "Reprinted from the Wisconsin magazine of history, volume V, number 2, December, 1921."
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 25 p. port. 25 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F584 .P3

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 42045654

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Parkinson, John B. Memories of early Wisconsin and the gold mines. [N.P., ?, 1921] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/42045654/.

APA citation style:

Parkinson, J. B. (1921) Memories of early Wisconsin and the gold mines. [N.P., ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/42045654/.

MLA citation style:

Parkinson, John B. Memories of early Wisconsin and the gold mines. [N.P., ?, 1921] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/42045654/>.