The Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh

by Ronald M. James

Book Overview

When brothers Ethan and Hosea Grosh left Pennsylvania in 1849, they joined throngs of men from all over the world intent on finding a fortune in the California Gold Rush. Their search for wealth took them from San Francisco into the gold country and then over the Sierra into Nevada's Gold Canyon, where they placer-mined for gold and discovered a deposit of silver. The letters they sent back to their family offer vivid commentaries on the turbulent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874178851
• ISBN13: 9780874178852
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.3"