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I borrowed it from a neighbor and couldn't put it down so I returned it to him and bought my own. It's a beautiful book and very interesting.
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Wow! Very very complete upon all aspects of the gold rush area & events of this time. great writing for a research article or a masters on this time period. Not easy reading. Now the pluses; has all known ingots from the wreck of the SS Central America along with great photos of coins & other items. Buy the book for the photos & forget the read.
Bowers, Q. David. A California Gold Rush History (2002), hardbound, this review is for the special limited edition of 400 copies in heavy case and with ounce of gold from the SS Central America inside the cover. 14-1/4" x 11-1/2", 14-3/4 lb. In a famous numismatic coup, the bulk of the SS Central America treasure was purchased by a consortium of dealers, who subsequently sold the gold ingots in heavy promotions that included special editions (like this one, one for each bar) of Dave Bowers' excellent, 1055-page book about the wreck, which shows color pictures of each and every bar. As a bonus for the promotion, actual gold dust from the wreck was placed inside the front cover (visible through a small window). Excellent reference
Certainly a one of a kind resource for a fascinating time in history, it easily contains by far, the most reference material on the key topics ever assembled into a single volume!
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Great book. TONS of information and personal accounts of the trials and tribulations faced by the 49ers. Would highly suggest this book!!!
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