The Gila Trail: The Texas Argonauts and the California Gold Rush Harris, Benjamin Butleredited by Richard H. Dillon

Bennjamin Butler Harris

Published by University of Oklahoma Norman, OK, 1960

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First Edition. Signed & inscribed to Harwood Hinton, historian, by the editor, R. H. Dillon.Reminiscences of the Gila Trail & the Mother Lode mining camps in 1749-50.The Texas Argonauts were on the march west as early as January, 1849 -a remarkable circumstance when it is recalled that the famous tea caddy of gold dust which set off the gold fever in the "States" did not reach Washington, D. C, until December 7, 1848. From Brownsville, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio, the dusty trails of the gold seekers crisscrossed through West Texas and northern Mexico. Dust jacket has been price clipped;

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gila Trail: The Texas Argonauts and the California Gold Rush Harris, Benjamin Butleredited by Richard H. Dillon
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
• Publication Date: 1960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southwest