Volunteer Forty-niners : Tennesseans and the California gold rush / Walter T. Durham.
| Author/creator | Durham, Walter T. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 1997. |
| Description | xvi, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-306) and index. |
| LCCN | 97021090 |
| ISBN | 0826512984 (alk. paper) |