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GOLD, GUNS & GALLANTRY: A Collection of True Stories from the Annals of the Northern California Gold Mining Region, Including El Dorado, Placer, and Nevada Counties, from 1848 to 1987.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Newcastle, CA: Goldridge Press, (1987). SIGNED first edition - Here are stories of those who came to California in search of gold - or just a better life. Among them were the Dorer family of Humbug Canyon, Madame Dumont of Nevada City, Snowshoe Thompson, the 'Gentleman Bandit' Milton Sharp, the Chinese laborers, the drivers of the Wells Fargo statecoaches and many others. Illustrated with vintage photographs. SIGNED by the author on the dedication page. Bibliography. viii, 164 pp. ISBN: 0-961867809.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 89894More details Price: $21.50 -
WINE FROM THESE GRAPES.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.
Auburn, CA: Snowcrest Press, 1985. SIGNED first edition - A collection of poetry by this author who was born in Indiana but lived most of her life in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. INSCRIBED on the first page. inside the front cover which states "Hope you enjoy these poems by Fritzi's sister, Edith." 107 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 81704More details Price: $18.00 -
CALIFORNIA GOLD: Story of the Rush to Riches.
Edition: Paperback original , not issued in hardcover.
Sonoma, CA: Zanel Publications, 1980. Large format (approx 11 x 8 1/2 inches) in stapled wrappers and illustrated with many vintage photographs. A title in the mini-history series. The story of the Gold Rush towns of the Motherlode in the Sierra foothills - contrasts the towns then and now. Included are Coloma, Auburn, Sutter Creek, Murphys, Volcano, Jamestown, Grass Valley and more. Map. Several pages of advertisements. 64 pages. ISBN: 0-936914-009.
Condition: Fine.
Book ID: 24298More details Price: $12.50