New York: Knopf, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9 1/2, 361 pgs, index. The authentic saga of the 49ers who trekked to California to get rich quick; a few did, but most didn't. Tales of their adventures, ordeals, courage, greed, ingenuity, delusions, bonanzas and borascas. The long-suffering miners; men..... More