The Other Forty Niners
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Forty Niners
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Author : Cynthia Mercati
language : en
Publisher: Settling the West II
Release Date : 2002
Forty Niners written by Cynthia Mercati and has been published by Settling the West II this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The story of the folks who rushed off to California in 1849 to search for gold.
The Diary Of A Forty Niner
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Author : Chauncey Canfield
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-01-15
The Diary Of A Forty Niner written by Chauncey Canfield and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-15 with categories.
One of the most important and memorable events of the United States' westward push across the frontier came with the discovery of gold in the lands that became California in January 1848. Located thousands of miles away from the country's power centers on the east coast at the time, the announcement came a month before the Mexican-American War had ended, and among the very few Americans that were near the region at the time, many of them were Army soldiers who were participating in the war and garrisoned there. San Francisco was still best known for being a Spanish military and missionary outpost during the colonial era, and only a few hundred called it home. Mexico's independence, and its possession of those lands, had come only a generation earlier. Everything changed almost literally overnight. While the Mexican-American War technically concluded with a treaty in February 1948, the announcement brought an influx of an estimated 90,000 "Forty-Niners" to the region in 1849, hailing from other parts of America and even as far away as Asia. All told, an estimated 300,000 people would come to California over the next few years, as men dangerously trekked thousands of miles in hopes of making a fortune, and in a span of months, San Francisco's population exploded, making it one of the first mining boomtowns to truly spring up in the West. This was a pattern that would repeat itself across the West anytime a mineral discovery was made, from the Southwest and Tombstone to the Dakotas and Deadwood. Of course, that was made possible by the collective memory of the original California gold rush. Despite the mythology and the romantic portrayals that helped make the California Gold Rush, most of the individuals who came to make a fortune struck out instead. The gold rush was a boon to business interests, which ensured important infrastructure developments like the railroad and the construction of westward paths, but ultimately, it also meant that big business reaped most of the profits associated with mining the gold. While the Forty-Niners are often remembered for panning gold out of mountain streams, it required advanced mining technology for most to make a fortune. Nevertheless, the California Gold Rush became an emblem of the American Dream, and the notion that Americans could obtain untold fortunes regardless of their previous social status. As historian H.W. Brands said of the impact the gold rush had on Americans at the time, "The old American Dream ... was the dream of the Puritans, of Benjamin Franklin's 'Poor Richard'... of men and women content to accumulate their modest fortunes a little at a time, year by year by year. The new dream was the dream of instant wealth, won in a twinkling by audacity and good luck... [it] became a prominent part of the American psyche only after Sutter's Mill." While the gold rush may not have every Forty-Niner rich, the events still continue to influence the country's collective mentality.
The Forty Niners
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Author : Steward Edward White
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-04-05
The Forty Niners written by Steward Edward White and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-05 with Fiction categories.
Reproduction of the original: The Forty-Niners by Steward Edward White
The Forty Niners
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Author : William W. Johnstone
language : en
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Release Date : 2024-02-20
The Forty Niners written by William W. Johnstone and has been published by Pinnacle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-20 with Fiction categories.
JOHNSTONE’S AMERICA. THE GOLD STANDARD. From the acclaimed chroniclers of the Old West comes the epic saga of the great American Gold Rush—and the boldhearted dreamers who made it all happen. . . . THEY CALLED THEM THE FORTY-NINERS. In January of 1848, the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in California sparked a nationwide frenzy, fueling the dreams of Americans from coast to coast. By 1849, hundreds of thousands of fortune hunters from across the globe headed west to stake their claim. Armed with pan or pickaxe, driven by greed or glory, every last one of them was determined to strike it rich—or die trying. . . . For Cord Bennett, it was more than a dream. California was his destiny—even if he didn’t know it yet. Forced to leave his family farm in the Ozarks, he reluctantly joins his two older brothers on the treacherous journey west. Together, they would endure harsh weather, fierce tribal attacks, and roving outlaws. But their biggest challenge comes when they reach the gold-rich canyon of Rio Oro. This small makeshift town is barely more than a campsite for prospectors—but the men who control it are as ruthless as any big-city criminals. And twice as deadly . . . This is the story of the men and women who risked their lives to make their fortunes in a boundless land of opportunity. But sometimes, all that glitters is not gold. And where there’s gold, there’s gunfire . . .
Forty Niners Round The Horn
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Author : Charles R. Schultz
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 1999
Forty Niners Round The Horn written by Charles R. Schultz and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Drawing upon more than one hundred unpublished diaries, Schultz profiles the individuals who embarked on these journeys and demonstrates how markedly the gold rush voyages differed from general commercial trading and whaling ventures."--BOOK JACKET.
The Forty Niners
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Author : Time-Life Books
language : en
Publisher: Time Life Medical
Release Date : 1974
The Forty Niners written by Time-Life Books and has been published by Time Life Medical this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with California categories.
The gold rushes of the 1840s and 1850s are highlighted in text and stunning illustrations.
Journals Of Forty Niners
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Author : LeRoy Reuben Hafen
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Journals Of Forty Niners written by LeRoy Reuben Hafen and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Western history is all the richer thanks to LeRoy and Ann Hafen, who have assembled a fascinating array of diaries and memoirs of forty-niners who set out from Salt Lake City toward California?s gold fields over the Old Spanish Trail. For many would-be gold miners, this dry, dangerous route was preferable to crossing the Sierra Nevada. The Donner party disaster was only three years old and fresh in the minds of many. In reality, the choice of the southern route did not ease travelers? efforts. The unremitting heat and lack of water killed more people and animals than the snows of the mountains. Jacob Stover?s narrative provides fine descriptions of these challenges, especially the difficulty in transporting supplies. Of added interest is the journal of Henry Bigler, a former member of the Mormon Battalion, who was the first person to record Marshall?s discovery of gold at Sutter?s Mill.
Volunteer Forty Niners
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Author : Walter T. Durham
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 1997
Volunteer Forty Niners written by Walter T. Durham and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
In Volunteer Forty-Niners, Walter T. Durham provides the first comprehensive examination of the role Tennessee and Tennesseans played in creating a new state and a new society on the West Coast. Drawing from such archival sources as personal narratives in letters and diaries, public records, and newspaper reports, Durham has woven a wealth of information into his recounting of their adventures.
The Forty Niners
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Author : Charlie Steel
language : en
Publisher: Center Point
Release Date : 2021-08
The Forty Niners written by Charlie Steel and has been published by Center Point this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08 with categories.
The discovery of gold in California launched a stampede of fortune-seekers across the continent in search of wealth. Willing to face any hardship -- outlaws, hostile Indians, bad weather, thirst, starvation, and the horrors of disease -- they battled fiercely to overcome these challenges and seize their destiny. But sometimes the treasures they found were not the ones they were expecting . . .
The Adventures Of A Forty Niner
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Author : Daniel Knower
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-05
The Adventures Of A Forty Niner written by Daniel Knower and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-05 with Travel categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Adventures of a Forty-niner" (An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days) by Daniel Knower. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
