Project Gutenberg 2004-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 73 Vizetelly, Henry 1820 1894 Brooks, J. Tyrwhitt, M.D. Vizettelly, Henry Richard Vizetelly, H. (Henry) Four Months Among the Gold-Finders in Alta California Being the Diary of an Expedition From San Francisco to the Gold Districts "A fictitious narrative". cf. Vizetelly (the author's) "Glances back through seventy years," vol. I (1893) p. 343-347. Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Four Months Among the Gold-Finders in Alta California" by J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, M.D. is a historical account written in the mid-19th century that recounts the author's experiences during California's Gold Rush. The narrative is structured as a diary, detailing the journey from San Francisco to the gold districts, the challenges faced, and the author's observations on the culture and economy of the time, making it a rich source of historical information, personal adventure, and social commentary. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the author's arrival in San Francisco and his subsequent travels into the heart of the gold districts. Brooks describes the bustling environment of San Francisco as a nascent emporium, sharing his initial impressions of the landscape and the people, including interactions with locals and fellow travelers. The narrative unfolds with Brooks meeting characters such as Captain Fulsom and Mr. Bradley, who inform him of the promising agricultural prospects of California. As Brooks plans for his journey to explore the rumored gold finds, he captures the excitement and anticipation of the individuals caught up in the gold fever, setting the stage for the experiences that will follow as he embarks on an adventure filled with hardships and societal transformations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gold mines and mining -- Fiction California -- Fiction F850.5 Text Travel Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 275609 275522 2024-10-06T05:47:46.565729 2023-10-06T07:28:44.735359 text/html text/html 277761 2021-04-13T06:57:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 98825 2021-04-13T06:58:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183650 2024-10-06T05:47:54.173675 application/epub+zip 186683 2024-10-06T05:47:50.110696 application/epub+zip 166575 2024-10-06T05:47:48.798704 application/epub+zip 421105 2024-10-06T05:47:57.242657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403269 2024-10-06T05:47:53.334678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379028 2022-09-06T23:41:58.281756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263864 263823 2024-10-06T05:47:46.055731 2023-10-06T07:28:44.328365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 263826 2021-04-13T06:56:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 98345 2021-04-13T06:58:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20312 2024-10-06T05:47:57.366713 application/rdf+xml 20334 2024-10-06T05:47:49.355697 image/jpeg 4473 2024-10-06T05:47:49.080685 image/jpeg 179456 2024-10-06T05:47:46.592730 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia