Death Valley in 49 : Important Chapter of California Pioneer History; The Autobiography of a Pioneer, Detailing His Life from a Humble Home in the Green Mountains to the Gold Mines of California; And Particularly Reciting the Sufferings of the Band of Men

William Lewis Manly

ISBN 10: 1331152828 / ISBN 13: 9781331152828

Edité par Forgotten Books Jan 2019, 2019

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Death Valley in 49 : Important Chapter of California Pioneer History; The Autobiography of a Pioneer, Detailing His Life from a Humble Home in the Green Mountains to the Gold Mines of California; And Particularly Reciting the Sufferings of the Band of Men
• Éditeur: Forgotten Books Jan 2019
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1331152828
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781331152828
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 26 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 26 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 1398 grammes

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Synopsis

The perilous journey from the Green Mountains to California told in a pioneer’s own words.

This nonfiction memoir follows a brave frontier traveler as he recounts early American migration, harsh deserts, and the will to survive. Across Death Valley and toward the California gold fields, the narrator shares the trials, hard choices, and small joys that shaped a nation’s early days.

Written as a vivid, first-hand account, the book paints a portrait of the people, places, and risks faced by those who pushed west in search of opportunity. It highlights endurance, communal bonds, and the enduring pull of the promise of California.

• Experience a real-life trek through deserts, harsh terrain, and close calls that tested every member of a traveling band.


• Meet the era’s pioneers, their codes of honor, and the makeshift ways they solved problems on the trail.


• Learn how communities formed, survived, and helped one another in the face of scarcity and danger.


• See the lasting impact of those journeys on American history and the memory of westward expansion.

Ideal for readers of frontier history and survival narratives seeking an authentic, human perspective on the California gold rush era.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.