Dreams to Dust: A Diary of the California Gold Rush, 1849-1850 Tapa dura - 1989

Hardback. Very Good.

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Cloth, xxxi, 280 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "With a high sense of adventure and even higher hope of profit, Dr. Charles Ross Parke joined the gold seekers streaming toward California in the spring of 1849. A resident of Whiteside Country, Illinois, he formed a small company and headed west to the Great Platte River Road. Other forty-niners kept diaries of daily events on the trail, but Dr. Parke's is unusual in its scope and detail. Edited and annotated by James E. Davis and published for the first times, Dreams to Dust: A Diary of the California Gold Rush, 1849-1850 reveals an anthropologist's curiosity about Indians and their culture, a young man's eye for the ladies, a sociologist's sense of the roles people play, a politician's instincts for the art of governance, and a doctor's view of the cholera pandemic along the trail.… Leer más

University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Univ of Nebraska Pr. Used - Like New. Edited by James E. Davis. 1989 Cloth. Fine.

Univ of Nebraska Pr. Used - Very Good. 1989. Cloth. Cloth, d.j., in an acetate cover. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: American History).

University of Nebraska Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Octavo. Black boards stamped in gold with black endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. 280 pages. ISBN: 0803236743. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

University of Nebraska Press , October 1989. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good.

6 pics-very good/good; NOT XLIB-private collection; DJ has some shelf wear and couple small tears; binding solid; pages clean

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 280 pages; Description: xxxi, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Parke, Charles Ross, 1823-1908 --Diaries. Pioneers --West (U.S.) --Diaries. California --United States --Description and travel. Summary: With a high sense of adventure and even higher hope of profit, Dr. Charles Ross Parke joined the gold seekers streaming toward California in the spring of 1849. A resident of Whiteside Country, Illinois, he formed a small company and headed west to the Great Platte River Road. Other forty-niners kept diaries of daily events on the trail, but Dr. Parke's is unusual in its scope and detail. Edited and annotated by James E. Davis and published for the first times, Dreams to Dust: A Diary of the California Gold Rush, 1849-1850… Leer más

University of Nebraska Press, 1989-10-01. Hardcover. Good.