Linda Pendleton

Gold Rush: Three Years in California (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

GOLD RUSH
"Looking at the map of California, it will be seen that the 'mines' occupy a long strip of mountainous country, which commences many miles to the eastward of San Francisco, and stretches northward several hundred miles. The Sacramento river running parallel with the mines, the San Joaquin joining it from the southward and eastward, and the Feather river continuing a northward course from the Sacramentoall of them being navigablepresent the natural means of communication between San Francisco and the 'mines.' Accordingly, the city of Sacramentoabout two hundred miles north of San Franciscosprang up as the depôt for all the middle part of the mines, with roads radiating from it across the plains to the various settlements in the mountains." ~J.D. Borthwick, 1857

"One of the classic first-person accounts of the California Gold Rush period."

Gold was discovered in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1848. By 1850, thousands of men and women had arrived in California from all corners of the world in hopes of finding their riches. Ownership of precious gold could mean power and prosperity, but with it came challenges and struggles of living in uncharted territory.

J.D. Borthwick, an artist and college graduate, arrived in California in 1852, and spent three years exploring the mining camps. First-hand, he experienced the development of communities such as San Francisco, Sacramento, Placerville, Marysville, and other towns in the Sierra gold mining areas of Northern California.

In his 1857 book, Borthwick colorfully portrays the diverse customs and social activities of the pioneers and gold miners, the commerce and enterprise of developing communities, and the everyday life of the early settlers of the Golden State. Within these pages he left us with a precious nugget of history as we are taken back to an important event of the 19th century.

Linda Pendleton writes a new Introduction for Gold Rush. Linda enjoys writing fiction and nonfiction books and is a native Californian.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Distributed via Smashwords
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781465937612
• Artikelnr.: 45458205

Autorenporträt

Linda Pendleton has written in a variety of genres: nonfiction, mystery novels, nonfiction ecourses, comic book scripting, and screenplays. She coauthored nonfiction and fiction with her late husband, renowned author, Don Pendleton, including the popular nonfiction books, To Dance With Angels, and Whispers From the Soul. A few of her other nonfiction books are A Walk Through Grief; Three Principles of Angelic Wisdom; A Small Drop of Ink. Her fiction work includes her novels, The Unknown; Sound of Silence; Deadly Flare-Up; Roulette, The Search for the Sunrise Killer by Don and Linda Pendleton; her Catherine Winter Mystery series, Shattered Lens; Fractured Image; Shifting Focus; Corn Silk Days, Iowa, 1862; The Bold Trail, A Samuel Garrison Western. She has won awards for her ebooks.

Linda is a former member of The Authors Guild, and EPIC Authors. SAhe is currently a member of Sisters in Crime and Western Fictioneers. Four of her early ebooks won Epic Awards. Although most of her time is devoted to her love of writing, she also enjoys the exploration of her family's genealogical roots.

Linda's book covers are designed with Judy Bullard. They have worked together for nearly two decades. Check out Judy's book cover gallery at http://www.customebookcovers.com. Judy is listed as one of Smashwords suggested cover designers.