Durham, Walter T., 1924-

Volunteer Forty-niners : Tennesseans and the California gold rush / Walter T. Durham. - 1st ed. - Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 1997. - xvi, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-306) and index.

California gold! -- By land and sea in '49 -- Going for the gold -- Trailing southern routes -- Via Fort Smith and Santa Fe -- The California Trail in '49 -- Slow passage -- The thing must have its run -- The birth of a state -- Political gold -- Not for the faint of heart -- Beyond the mines -- Statesmen and filibusters -- Gold and the gospel -- Home again.

0826512984 (alk. paper)

97021090


Migration, Internal--History--United States--19th century.


Tennessee--Population--History--19th century.
California--History--1846-1850.
California--Gold discoveries.

F865 / .D94 1997

979.4