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From Mexican Days to the Gold Rush: Memoirs of James Wilson Marshall and Edwin Gould Buffam Who Grew Up with California
by James W. Marshall, George G. Buffum; Doyce B. Nunis Jr., Editor
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company , 1993 The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, IL. 1993. Hardcover. Reprint edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New in publisher's vinyl wrapping. No DJ. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 389 pp 12mo. This particular Lakeside Press edition combines James Marshall's and Edward Buffum's books on life during the California Gold Rush period. Marshall made the discovery of gold in 1849 and Buffum came along in 1849. Both compiled diaries of the gold mining period and of early California life in general. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013512
- Title
- From Mexican Days to the Gold Rush: Memoirs of James Wilson Marshall and Edwin Gould Buffam Who Grew Up with California
- Author
- James W. Marshall, George G. Buffum; Doyce B. Nunis Jr., Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gold Rush, California Trail, California, James W. Marshall, George G. Buffum, geology, gold panning, 1849 Gold Rush, California History, gold mining, San Francisco California, Sutter's Mill, Northern Sierra Mountains, Coloma California,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
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- Cloth
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