In this Book
- Gold Rush Diary: Being the Journal of Elisha Douglas Perkins on the Overland Trail in the Spring and Summer of 1849
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
summary
Among the hundreds captivated by the vision of quick riches in the gold fields of California was Elisha Douglass Perkins, a tall handsome youth from Marietta, Ohio, who has here left a remarkable first-hand account of the great trek westward in 1849. Perkins' diary is an unusually full and intimate record of crossing the plains and mountains of the Great West.
Extensive notes supplement the text, associating it with numerous other published and unpublished accounts, while an appendix of reports and letters from the Marietta newspaper reveals the involvement of those at home with the Gold Rush. An annotated map shows Perkins' progress along the Overland Trail.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xxv
- May 9—June 14, 1849
- pp. 1-30
- June 15—July 1, 1849
- pp. 31-50
- July 2—July 22, 1849
- pp. 51-72
- July 23—August 8, 1849
- pp. 73-92
- August 9—August 19, 1849
- pp. 93-102
- August 20—September 14, 1849
- pp. 103-128
- September 15—September 27, 1849
- pp. 129-142
- September 28, 1849—February 28, 1850
- pp. 143-155
- Bibliography
- pp. 197-201
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813165271
Related ISBN(s)
9780813156026, 9780813188256
MARC Record
OCLC
577923002
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No