""Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California in 1848-49 V1: With the Author's Experience at the Mines"" is a memoir written by William Redmond Ryan about his experiences in California during the Gold Rush era. The book is divided into two volumes, with the first volume chronicling Ryan's journey from New York to California and his time in San Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Barbara. The second volume focuses on Ryan's experiences as a gold miner...