Troubadour on the road to gold : William B. Lorton's 1849 journal to California / edited by LeRoy Johnson and Jean Johnson ; with a foreword by Richard Saunders.

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"Troubadour on the Road to Gold is a true, western adventure story with lots of action and rich detail. William Lorton's spritely, detailed, and insightful journal is a delight, yet moving at the same time. He gives insight rarely found in a young man into daily trail life from the Mississippi River...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lorton, William B., 1828-1892 (Author)
Other Authors: Johnson, LeRoy, 1937- (Editor)
Johnson, Jean, 1937- (Editor)
Saunders, Richard L., 1963- (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Lorton, William B., > 1828-1892 > Diaries.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Gold mines and mining > California > History > 19th century > Diaries.
California > History > 1846-1850 > Diaries.
California > History > 1846-1850 > Biography.
California > Gold discoveries.
Gold mines and mining.
California.
1800-1899
Biographies.
Diaries.
History.
Genre:
Diaries.
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:xxxv, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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