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California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900
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California letters of Lucius Fairchild, edited with notes and introduction by Joseph Schafer ...
CREATED/PUBLISHED
Madison, State historical society of Wisconsin, 1931.
SUMMARY
Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) left Madison, Wisconsin, for California in 1849 and remained in the West until 1858. On his return to Wisconsin, Fairchild carved out a remarkable career as a soldier-politician: serving in a Wisconsin regiment in the Civil War, winning election as governor in 1866, and then representing the United States abroad in a variety of diplomatic posts. California letters of Lucius Fairchild (1931) records his overland journey to California, gold prospecting from Calaveras County to Scott Valley, business partnership with Elijah Steele in farming, mining, and butchering in Scott Valley.
NOTES
Bibliography: p. 200-203.
SUBJECTS
California--Gold discoveries.
Frontier and pioneer life--California.
Agriculture--California.
Business--California.
RELATED NAMES
Schafer, Joseph, 1867-1941.
RELATED TITLES
Publications of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Collection ; v. 31.
MEDIUM
xix p., 1 l., 212 p. plates, 2 port. (incl. front.) 23 cm.
CALL NUMBER
F576 .W81 vol. 31
SPECIAL TERMS OF USE
No known restrictions on publication.
DIGITAL ID
calbk 004 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.004
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