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John BidwellECHOES OF THE PAST. AN ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST EMIGRANT TRAIN TO CALIFORNIA, FREMONT IN THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA, THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD AND EARLY REMINISCENCES [wrapper title].
Chico. [ 1914]. 91pp. with illustrations. Illus. 12mo. Printed wrappers. Contents browned as usual. A near fine copy of a fragile book. Item #WRCAM291
These sketches of the author's early life in the West and California, including his account of his 1839 overland journey as a prospective settler, were originally published in CENTURY MAGAZINE in 1890-91. Bidwell has the distinction of being the author of the first published narrative of an overland trip to California by a settler, issued circa 1843, and known in but one extant copy. HOWES B432. WAGNER-CAMP 88 (note). MINTZ 36. GRAFF 253. COWAN, p.47. KURUTZ 55a.
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