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THE AGE OF GOLD: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which chronicles one of the most exciting periods in American history - the discovery of gold in California which prompted hundreds of thousands of people around the world to travel there. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Sources, bibliography, index. 547 pp. Map endpapers of international routes to Cailfornia. ISBN: 0-385-502168.
Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 93307More details Price: $24.50 -
BEYOND THE DIVIDE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Macmillan, (1983.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel for older children and young adults about a 14 year old Amish girl who, with her father, travels West to California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. When her father becomes ill, they are abandoned by the other travelers and left to survive - or die - in the snowy mountains near Mt Lassen. 254 pp. ISBN: 0-02-7516709.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name blacked out on front endpaper, one small chip and several small peeled spots to the dj.)
Book ID: 56076More details Price: $15.00
