The Gold Hunters

History

Borthwick, J.D.

Americas

Legare Street Press

BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research)

The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West.

"One of the classic first-person accounts of the California Gold Rush period." In 1848, two years before California became a state, and at a time when the population of the area was sparse, James W. Marshall discovered gold while constructing a saw mill along the American River in Coloma, northeast of present-day Sacramento. Over the following months, word spread across America and overseas and gold seekers soon began to arrive in Northern California by the thousands, hoping to find riches. John David Borthwick, a young artist from Scotland, was one of the adventurous men who came to California. He spent three years in the golden state, at first mining and then using his artistic talents to capture the life of the pioneers with pencil and paper as he explored the Sierra mining camps and the towns rising up to meet the expanding population. In 1857, after returning to Europe, he published, “Three Years in California,” which remains one of the classic first-person accounts of the California Gold Rush period. Borthwick’s book colorfully portrays so well the diverse cultures, the hardships, the successes, and failures, of a state coming into being. An excellent book on the early history of San Francisco, Sacramento, Placerville, and other towns in the Sierra foothills of California. Linda Pendleton, a California native, has written an Introduction to Borthwick’s historical account. She is the author of nonfiction and fiction. She has written Introductions to other historical books about California.

Gold Rush: Three Years in California

Pendleton, Linda

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

“I do not know of another story by an actual miner that is so well written and so true to that wonderful life in the Days of Gold.” Horace Kephart  The California Gold Rush is one the most interesting periods in American history and J.D. Borthwick’s classic memoir captures the prosperity and excitement of the West Coast in the early 1850s.  Following the discovery of gold in California in 1848, Scotsman Borthwick left New York and sailed to the West Coast where he joined the gold hunters of California.  Borthwick’s account provides a fascinating look at life in the new cities of San Francisco and Sacramento, chronicling the often lawless society which came hand in hand with the newly found wealth of the gold hunters.  Drinking, gambling and violence played a huge part in Borthwick’s world and his memoir includes many compelling tales of personal scrapes and adventures.  The Gold Hunters offers a unique look at the life in the gold camps of the nineteenth century American West — the different cultures attracted by the discovery of gold, how they related to one another and their contrasting food, clothes and entertainment.  John David Borthwick, born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1824, was a nomadic Scottish journalist and author, he first arrived in North America in 1847 and three years later found himself in the Gold Rush of California. He eventually left America in 1856 and spent the rest of his days in Scotland and London. This edited edition of Borthwick's memoir was first published in 1917.

The Gold Hunters: A First-Hand Picture of Life in California Mining Camps in the Early Fifties

Independently published

John David Borthwick (1824-1892) was a Scottish author and adventurer. He reached San Francisco in 1851, and traveled throughout California during the gold rush of 1851-1854. His memoirs are considered one of the most accurate descriptions of the Gold Rush, discussing mining techniques and more.

Antiquarius

The Gold Hunters offers a unique look at the life in the gold camps of the nineteenth century American West — the different cultures attracted by the discovery of gold, how they related to one another and their contrasting food, clothes and entertainment. John David Borthwick (1824-1892), born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a prominent physician, was a nomadic Scottish journalist and author who received both a gentleman’s and artist’s education. In 1845, an inheritance was settled on him, and when he turned 21, he set out to see the world. It is also speculated that he was one of the sons of Peter Borthwick, a descendant of Baron Borthwick, but there is no evidence to substantiate this claim.

Three Years in California

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Salzwasser-Verlag

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The Gold Hunters

The Gold Hunters

The Gold Hunters

The Gold Hunters

The Gold Hunters

Gold Rush: Three Years in California

The Gold Hunters: A First-Hand Picture of Life in California Mining Camps in the Early Fifties

The Gold Hunters

The Gold Hunters: A First-Hand Picture of Life in California Mining Camps in the Early Fifties

Three Years in California