This is an account of the thrilling, and at times harrowing, maritime adventures of fortune hunters who sailed from the east coast of America around Cape Horn to California during the gold rush of 1849. The book includes extracts from journals and logbooks.
| ISBN: | 9781570033292 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 1999 |
| Author: | Charles R Schultz |
| Publisher: | The University of South Carolina Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Maritime History |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Maritime history Travel writing |