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California immediately before and after the discovery

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Description

Heading:
Author: Lienhard, Heinrich
Title: Californien unmittelbar vor und nach der Entdeckung des Goldes. Bilder aus dem Leben des Heinrich Lienhard in Nauvoo, Nordamerika.
Place Published: Zurich
Publisher:Fasi & Beer
Date Published: 1898
Description:

318 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author. (8vo), brick cloth stamped in blind with gilt tooled spine, all edges marbled. Bookplate of actor Jean Hersholt on front pastedown.

The author, Swiss from the Canton of Glarus, was a temporary employee of John Sutter. He describes from his own experience an expatriate trek through the Wild West, war against Mexico and the gold rush.

Condition

Some wear to extremities and spine; corners bumped; light toning; overall very good.

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California immediately before and after the discovery

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SKU: 71068567
Price: 100 USD
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