""Life and Letters of a Forty Niner's Daughter"" is a memoir written by Aurora Esmeralda, the daughter of a gold miner who traveled to California during the Gold Rush of 1849. The book provides a detailed account of Esmeralda's life growing up in the mining camps and towns of California during the mid-19th century. Through a series of letters and personal anecdotes, Esmeralda paints a vivid picture of the daily struggles and triumphs of the people...