1896. · Farmland, In
by Shaw, Reuben C.
Farmland, In, 1896.. 200pp. Original gilt cloth. Bit rubbed, spine slightly sunned, else a fine copy. A presentation copy, inscribed by the author. Shaw was a member of the Granite State and California Mining and Trading Company, and here narrates the story of his overland trek from Massachusetts to California in 1849 along the Platte River route. "After an extraordinarily difficult journey, marked by Indian troubles and cholera, the men arrived at Sutter's Fort on September 6" - Kurutz. The final chapter relates some of Shaw's mining experiences around Weber Creek. HOWES S349. MINTZ 420. COWAN, p.580. GRAFF 3744. MORGAN, PRITCHARD 180. KURUTZ 571. HOWELL 50:835.
(Inventory #: WRCAM581)