Jersey Gold: The Newark Overland Company's Trek to California, 1849

Synopsis

Prologue: December 1912 -- Part I. Before 1849 -- Headliners Of 1848 -- Doctor, General, President -- From Freeport, Pennsylvania -- Part Ii. 1849 -- Organization And Chaos -- Outsiders -- Farewell -- February 21, 1849 -- March 1, 1849 -- Golden California -- Rolling Out -- Scramble To Fort Kearny -- Platte River Road -- It's Summer -- The Divide And The Great Salt Lake -- July Arrivals -- Sinking -- The Truth About California -- Dead Last -- California Begins, 1849 Ends -- Part Iii. After 1849 -- Achieving Wealth, Going Home, 1850-1851 -- 1850s: Success And Loss -- Mechanics, Southern Hospitality, And Disunion -- The Civil War And Three 1863 Deaths -- Impact And Aftermath -- The Last Scandal -- The Last Funeral. Margaret Casterline Bowen And Gwendolyn Joslin Hiles. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.