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The valley whose name is Death /

In the fall of 1849, the Sand Walking Company departed Salt Lake City for the gold fields of California intending to use a southern route. The company had dissensions and broke into many smaller parties. This book traced all the parties and especially those who crossed Death Valley. It includes an e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, E. I. (Elza Ivan), 1897-1984 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pasadena, California : San Pasqual Press, 1940.
Edition:First edition (limited to 1,000 copies).
Subjects:
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) > Description and travel.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Gold mines and mining > California > History.
Bookplates > Specimens.
United States > Death Valley.
Description
Summary:In the fall of 1849, the Sand Walking Company departed Salt Lake City for the gold fields of California intending to use a southern route. The company had dissensions and broke into many smaller parties. This book traced all the parties and especially those who crossed Death Valley. It includes an extensive bibliography.
Physical Description:122 pages : frontispiece (map), diagram ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
Related Items:The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.