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[California Gold Rush travel accounts] [Decimalized]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05527 Author/Creator: Place Written: [various places] Type: Header Record Date: 1849-1850 Pagination: 4 items Order a Copy

Four individual accounts from men traveling to California to seek their fortunes.

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