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The adventures of a forty-niner

Daniel Knower · 1894

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An Albany, New York, physician, Daniel Knower (b. ca. 1818) sailed for California in 1849 with twelve prefabricated frame houses for the San Francisco market. The adventures of a forty-niner (1894) describes Knower's business and real estate speculations in San Francisco as well as an extended visit to a mining camp near Coloma and the life of prospectors there.

First sentence: THE WRITER was practising his profession in the city of Albany, his native place, in 1848, when reports came of the discovery of gold in California.

Book details

Year
1894
Language
English
Publisher
IndyPublish.com
Editions
10
Pages
120
ISBN
9781414231242

Data source: Wikidata

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