Grit and gold : the Death Valley Jayhawkers of 1849 /

The Death Valley Jayhawkers were a group of young gold seekers who blundered into Death Valley at Christmas 1849. They were an uncongealed group when they left western Illinois, although many had been friends at school in Galesburg, but while traveling along the Platte River Road toward the gold fie...

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Main Author: Johnson, Jean, 1937- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2018]
Series:Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history.
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