A Yankee trader in the gold rush; the letters of Franklin A. Buck,
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Title
A Yankee trader in the gold rush; the letters of Franklin A. Buck,
Subject
Traveling West for the Gold Rush
Description
A native of Maine, Franklin Agustus Buck (1826-1909) was working in New York City when he heard of the gold strikes and set out for California in January 1849. A Yankee trader in the gold rush (1930) contains Buck's letters to his sister in Maine. They chronicle his first dozen years in the West: a voyage round the Horn to San Francisco; prospecting and storekeeping in various gold camps and the towns of Sacramento, Downieville, North Fork, Marysville, and Weaverville; and a trading voyage to Tahiti and Hawaii. Politics interest Buck, and he pays close attention to the issues in the 1852 election, local secessionist debate, and the impact of the Civil War. In the 1860s, Buck turns to agriculture, raising fruit and cattle at farms in Weaverville, Oakville, and Red Bluffs. Discoveries of silver lead him back to mining at Treasure City, Meadow Valley, and Pioche, Nevada
Creator
Buck, Franklin Agustus, 1826-1909.
White, Katherine A.
White, Katherine A.
Source
Letters to his sister in Maine documenting the first 12 years in the Gold Rush.
Publisher
Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin company, 1930.
Date
1930
Contributor
Buck, Franklin Agustus, 1826-1909.
White, Katherine A.
White, Katherine A.
Rights
No known restrictions on publication. No copyright renewal found.
Format
Medium
viii p., 1 l., 294 p. front., plates. 22 cm.
viii p., 1 l., 294 p. front., plates. 22 cm.
Language
English
Type
image
pdf
online text
online text
Identifier
30029653
Collection
Citation
Buck, Franklin Agustus, 1826-1909.
White, Katherine A., “A Yankee trader in the gold rush; the letters of Franklin A. Buck,,” Grapes of Wrath, accessed May 19, 2024, https://grapesofwrath.sfsuenglishdh.net/items/show/248.