On the Trail to the California Gold Rush

by Alonzo Delano

Lured by "the astonishing accounts of the vast deposits of gold in California," Alonzo Delano (1806-74) of Ottawa, Illinois, bid farewell to his wife and children and joined the rush to El Dorado. For the next five months--April to early September 1849--he persevered in writing his remarkably detailed diary, recounting his experiences among the more than thirty thousand goldseekers representing all thirty states who struggled across half of the continent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803266499
• ISBN13: 9780803266490
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 8.0"