HOWE, OCTAVIUS T.

Argonauts of '49: history and adventures of the emigrant companies from Massachusetts 1849-1850.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1923. First edition, 8vo, pp. [vi], 221; 9 plates of ships; one signature starting; very good in jacket, t.e.g. An account of the exodus to California in 1849, concentrating on those who left Massachusetts to mine for gold. Howe uses original documents including letters, journals, log books, and minutes and journals of companies. Listed in Cowan, p. 293. Item #12458

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