The Call of Gold: True Tales on the Gold Road to Yosemite [Paperback]

Newell D. Chamberlain (Author), Peter Browning (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0944220134 | ISBN-13: 978-0944220139 | Publication Date: February 15, 2003 | Edition: 2nd

History in the words of those who created it. A chronicle of events during and after the Gold Rush, drawn from newspapers of the time and interviews with early pioneers and their children. The Call of Gold provides a kaleidoscopic view of
life in a dramatic era in the history of California. A new edition; first published in 1936

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Great West Books; 2nd edition (February 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944220134
• ISBN-13: 978-0944220139
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,864,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A lively read, April 15, 2003

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This review is from: The Call of Gold: True Tales on the Gold Road to Yosemite (Paperback)

Revised and edited by Peter Browning for modern times, The Call Of Gold: True Tales On The Gold Road To Yosemite provides a selection of true tales in a chronicle of events affecting California's Mother Lode country during and after the Gold Rush. Newspapers of the time and interviews with early pioneers and their children provides many intimate, 'you are there' portraits which mixes interviews and pioneers voices with history. A lively read, Call of Gold will prove of interest to leisure readers as well as readers of California history and culture.