Henry William Bigler (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($4.95 price intact). Published by University of California Press, 1962. Octavo. Burgundy cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, edge wear, and small tears. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 145 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Edited by Erwin G. Gudde. Frontis portrait, plates, map, facsimiles. Bibliography, index. Maroon cloth. A fine copy with slightly rubbed dust jacket. This work is the first compilation and correlation of all the known versions of Bigler's diaries. Includes abundant commentary in the form of footnotes and extensive interpolations, as well as introductory and summary chapters. "Chapter VII. consists of Bigler's eyewitness account of the beginnings of the Gold Rush. the second chapter focuses on Bigler's hunt for gold and its discovery at Mormon island" (Kurutz). This work is considered the only authentic account by an eyewitness of the discovery of gold; Bigler was a member of the crew that built Sutter's sawmill at the American River. [Kurutz: 57]. Book.…