To California by sea
a maritime history of the California gold rush
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Author
Publication
1990 - University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, S.C, South Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100872496732
- ISBN-100585361487
- ISBN-139780872496736
- ISBN-139780585361482
- LibraryThing3451483
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- Goodreads4018355
- Library of Congress Control Number89039117
- Better World Books9780585361482
- Better World Books9780872496736
- Open LibraryOL2215903M
Classifications
- DDC387.5/09794
- LCCVK24.C2 D45 1990
- LCCVK24.C2D45 1996
and 1 more
- LCCVK24.C2D45 1990
Description
In 1848, more than a thousand ships set sail for San Francisco, filled with eager fortune hunters. This book examines the Gold Rush from the perspective of those mariners.
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