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The Diaries of Peter Decker: Overland to California in 1849 and Life in the Mines, 1850-1851
California: Talisman Press, 1966. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 338pp. Appendix. Index. Two fold-out maps. White spots to boards else fine in fine dustjacket. Item #11887
Journal of one of the first pioneers to arrive in the remote Trinity mining district. "... outstanding for its wealth of detail and unique literary quality... packed with data on fauna, flora, fellow emigrants, Indians, scenery, and the author's own thoughts." - Mattes 422. (Kurutz 174; Mintz 120). All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request.
Price: $125.00
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