Description: "The Land of Gold - or, Three Years in California" by Rev. Walter Colton. 1886; Cleaves, MacDonald & Co.; Boston. The book features full-page illustrated plates and a large facsimile fold-out "Declaration of Rights in the Constitution of California, and the Signatures of the Members of the Convention." Marbled page edges on all sides of the text block. Here are a few examples of the contents: First Discovery of Gold; Wild Indians on Board Ship; First Newspaper Published in California; Whales in the Bay; The Two Gamblers; Ladies on Horseback; Merriment in Death; Los Angeles Taken; Mormons; Fire on the Mountains; Pistols and Pillows; Defeat of San Pedro; Gambling in Prison; Indian and His Squaw on the Hunt; San Jose Garrisoned; A California Rain; Escape of Convicts; The Grizzly Bear; Habits of the Natives; Insurrection in the North; Egg-breaking Festivities; Destruction of Dogs; Birthday of Washington; Ladies with Firearms; Slip of the Gallows Rope; Effects of the Gold Fever; Band of Wild Horses; A Plunge into a Gold River; Indians at their Game of Arrows...and much more.
Price: 85 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Walter Colton
Publisher: Cleaves, MacDonald & Co.
Topic: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1886
