Overland to California / by Wm. G. Johnston, a member of the wagon train first to enter California ... in the memorable year of 1849. Foreword by Jos. A. Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, Wm. G. (William Graham), 1828-1913.

Contributor:

Lederer, Street & Zeus Co., printer.

Series:

California centennial edition ; 13.

California centennial edition ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

California--Gold discoveries.

California.

Gold mines and mining.

Overland journeys to the Pacific.

Penn Provenance:

Schuyler, Robert L., 1947- (donor) (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

A-L, 272 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps (1 folded) facsimile ; 28 cm.

Edition:

[First California edition].

Place of Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : Biobooks, 1948.

Summary:

In April 1849, Johnston was in a party lead by Jim Stewart that left Independence, Missouri, and arrived at the end of July in Sacramento, California, the first wagon train. Johnson worked in the mines and gave early descriptions of Sacramento and San Francisco. In December he returned by sea and Panama to Pittsburgh.

Notes:

First pub., 1892, under title: Experiences of a Forty-niner.

"First California edition, 1000 copies printed by Lederer, Street and Zeus Company, Inc. Typography by Roy Stengler, art work by William Kay"--Colophon.

Local Notes:

RBC copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Professor Robert L. Schuyler.

OCLC:

1665816