To California by Sea · A Maritime History of the California Gold Rush
- Authors
- Delgado, James P.
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Tags
- test , history
- ISBN
- 9781570031533
- Date
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.57 MB
- Lang
- en
In 1848, more than a thousand ships set sail for San Francisco, filled with eager fortune hunters. James P. Delgado provides a comprehensive examination of the Gold Rush from the perspective of the mariners to demonstrate that maritime activity is a pervasive thread in the event's history.