Troubadour on the Road to Gold
William B. Lorton's 1849 Journal to California
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2020
University of Utah Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-60781-779-6 (ISBN)
University of Utah Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-60781-779-6 (ISBN)
During the California Gold Rush, many of the miners and merchants who hoped to strike it rich left behind letters and journals. Of those, William B. Lorton's is perhaps the most informative and complete. In this volume, LeRoy and Jean Johnson bring Lorton's writings to life with meticulous research that broadens the context of his narrative.
During the California Gold Rush, many of the miners and merchants who hoped to strike it rich in California left behind letters and journals that provide valuable insights into one of the great migrations in American history. Of all the journals and diaries left behind, William B. Lorton's is perhaps the most informative and complete. Although known to historians for decades, Lorton's journal has never been published. In this volume, LeRoy and Jean Johnson bring Lorton's writings to life with meticulous research and commentary that broadens the context of his narrative.
Lorton's work is revealing and entertaining. It captures glimpses of a growing Salt Lake City, the hardships of Death Valley, and the extraordinary and mundane aspects of daily life on the road to gold. With resilience and a droll sense of humor, Lorton shares accounts of life-threatening stampedes, dangerous hailstorms, mysteriously moving rocks, and slithering sidewinders. The inclusion of images, maps, and the editors' detailed notes make this a volume that will entertain and inform.
During the California Gold Rush, many of the miners and merchants who hoped to strike it rich in California left behind letters and journals that provide valuable insights into one of the great migrations in American history. Of all the journals and diaries left behind, William B. Lorton's is perhaps the most informative and complete. Although known to historians for decades, Lorton's journal has never been published. In this volume, LeRoy and Jean Johnson bring Lorton's writings to life with meticulous research and commentary that broadens the context of his narrative.
Lorton's work is revealing and entertaining. It captures glimpses of a growing Salt Lake City, the hardships of Death Valley, and the extraordinary and mundane aspects of daily life on the road to gold. With resilience and a droll sense of humor, Lorton shares accounts of life-threatening stampedes, dangerous hailstorms, mysteriously moving rocks, and slithering sidewinders. The inclusion of images, maps, and the editors' detailed notes make this a volume that will entertain and inform.
LeRoy and Jean Johnson have studied and traveled the overland trails of the American West for more than forty years. Jean is a historian of the pioneer history of Death Valley and author of Grit and Gold: The Death Valley Jayhawkers of 1849. Together they coauthored Escape from Death Valley and co-edited William Lewis Manly's Death Valley in '49.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.09.2020 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Richard L Saunders |
| Zusatzinfo | 69 illustrations, 13 maps |
| Verlagsort | Salt Lake City |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 333 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60781-779-9 / 1607817799 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60781-779-6 / 9781607817796 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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