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Survival On A Westward Trek 1858-1859 The John Jones Overlanders
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Survival On A Westward Trek 1858-1859 The John Jones Overlanders Hardcover - 1989

by Smith, Dwight L

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Athens: Ohio University Press, 1989. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 144 pages, illustrations. In 1858, nine young men set out from Minneapolis Minnesota for the gold fields of British Columbia. Losimg their way and struggleing for survival, they straggled into the Oregon territory. John Jones one of the few survivors, kept a journal. His journal contains the earliest Canadian gold rush account for the year of 1858 and stands alone..
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  • Title Survival On A Westward Trek 1858-1859 The John Jones Overlanders
  • Author Smith, Dwight L
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good+
  • Pages 169
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ohio University Press, Athens
  • Date 1989
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1668
  • ISBN 9780821409213 / 0821409212
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89031053
  • Dewey Decimal Code 978.02

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Dwight L. Smith is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University (Ohio). He is currently investigating British naval surveillance in the Canadian Pacific Northwest coastal waters in the 1860s.