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324pp., (12mo) 20.1x11.8 cm (8x4¾”), original brown blindstamped cloth.

An important overland narrative. Langworthy describes his trip to California via the Platte to Salt Lake, the Humboldt and Carson Valley to Ringgold, and in the second half of the book narrates his views on California life and events in the mines, and his return home via Nicaragua. 

"This account is acclaimed by many sources as one of the best written of all overland narratives" - Mintz. "Langworthy spent two years traveling throughout California and the mining regions and presented his readers with a compact, but vividly written description of the mines, mining methods, and mining society.  His accounts of thievery and gambling halls painted a sordid picture of the land of gold....These observations are balanced with positive statements about California's flora, fauna, and agricultural wealth" - Kurutz.