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From lead mines to gold fields : memories of an incredibly long life /

Henry Taylor's long life (1825-1931) gave him an unusual perspective on change in American society. This book talks about his journey across the western continent in search of fortune, offers insight into the problems and successes of the early homesteaders and settlers, and concerns his later...

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Основен автор: Taylor, Henry, 1825-1931.
Други автори: Parman, Donald Lee, 1932-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ℗♭2006.
Предмети:
Taylor, Henry, > 1825-1931.
Centenarians > United States > Biography.
Pioneers > United States > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Centenarians.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Gold mines and mining.
Pioneers.
California > Gold discoveries.
California.
United States > .
Electronic books.
Biography.
Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=162264
Подобни документи: Print version:: From lead mines to gold fields.
Съдържание:
  • Growing up in Virginia and Ohio
  • Life in Iowa and Wisconsin
  • From Wisconsin to Fort Laramie
  • On to California
  • Mining for gold
  • Journeying home by sea
  • Setbacks in Wisconsin and homesteading in Nebraska
  • The San Francisco Earthquake
  • Reflections of a centenarian.

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