"Let's take a look at a box of Gold Rush letters in Grandma's attic...your great-grandfather was a Forty Niner." With these words, Mary Shuler Heimburger's father Frank Shuler introduced her to a legacy of family history, which was to lead to the book Two Brothers--Paths West and East. The author's historical research and the letters, notebooks, and documents, which she collected, create a fascinating story of an odyssey from the Pennsylvania Dutch Village of Powder Valley, Pennsylvania, to the Gold Rush mines of Old California. Her book gives an unforgettable glimpse into the daily lives, struggles for survival, and dreams of American pioneers.
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"The book gives a glimpse into the daily lives of the Shuler's, their struggles for survival, their dreams and eventual prosperity." -- The Howland Quarterly, Published by The Pilgrim John Howland Society, September 1,1993
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"I the publisher would like to state that Mrs. Heimburger tells the story of Asa (her ancestor) and Mandes Shuler who moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio and then were lured westward as 49ers. The book contains many interesting family letters and pictures that add spice to this lively story.
That this is more than just family history for the author has filled her book with many details of life in early California and the history of the times. She adds interesting facts such as: Grizzly bear steak was the miners' favorite meal and the most expensive. Personal services often were unobtainable and rich miners sent their laundry to Honolulu or Canton. Meals and lodgings for a day cost about one ounce of gold.
This book is found in: Oakland History Room; Gold Discovery Park Association - Coloma, CA; Butler County Historical Society and Museum - Hamilton, OH; American Antiquarian Society; California State Library - Sacramento; Lehigh County Historical Society - Allentown, PA. Also sold at The Oakland Museum of California Foundation - bookstore, 'Gold Rush Show' in 1998."
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Two Brothers Paths West and East,
By Barbro Donithan (East Wenatchee, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Two Brothers : Paths West and East (Paperback)
Mary Schuler Heimburger has taken old letters, pictures, notes and her families memories of 1800 America and written out the most interesting account of her family history.Her descriptive material in this book lends to visual reality of the events these pioneers undertook in their adventures. Her research was indepth on her subjects. This is a wonderful example of how people could put a book together on their family. Geneologists would be thrilled to read the way Mary Heimburger has made this family history a story that you will not want to put down. I felt I had a wonderful insight to the events that happened during that time in our country. The letters that were saved over the years were remarkable and are reproduced therein. The letters gave a first hand insight into history in the era. A 5 Star I give it, wonderful research work made into an amazing story.
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