Gold, grit, guns : miners on BC's Fraser River in 1858 / Alexander Globe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Globe, Alexander, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gold miners--British Columbia--Fraser River Valley--Diaries.

Gold miners.

Gold mines and mining--British Columbia--Fraser River Valley--History--19th century.

Gold mines and mining.

Fraser River Valley (B.C.)--Gold discoveries.

Fraser River Valley (B.C.).

Fraser River Valley (B.C.)--History--19th century.

British Columbia--Fraser River Valley.

Genre:

Diaries.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 341 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C., Canada : Ronsdale Press, [2022]

Summary:

"This is a history of the 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush, with chapters on the methods using in mining for the gold, the costs of outfitting a miner, and the various ships and overland routes to the Fraser, along with the costs. It also includes extensive accounts from the diaries of four of the miners: George Beam; Otis Parsons; an anonymous Upper Canadian; and George Slocumb. These four diaries are the only known such first-hand accounts of mining on the Fraser, and they have never before been published. "-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-326) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Globe, Alexander, 1943- Gold, grit, guns.

ISBN:

9781553805847

1553805844

OCLC:

1132229959

Publisher Number:

99993365600