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Book/Printed Material Golden dreams and waking realities; being the adventures of a gold-seeker in California and the Pacific islands.

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Title

  • Golden dreams and waking realities; being the adventures of a gold-seeker in California and the Pacific islands.

Summary

  • An Englishman, William Shaw was in South Australia when he heard of the California gold rush, and he sailed across the Pacific from Adelaide in 1849. Golden dreams and waking realities (1851) describes that voyage, his visit to San Diego and his landing in San Francisco. Then follows an account of the long trip to the gold fields and details of life as a prospector in the international community of the camps. Leaving the mines for Stockton, Shaw is befriended by Mission Indians. Leaving Stockton for San Francisco, Shaw takes a series of odd jobs in the city before moving on the Mission of Dolores until the New Year, when he finds passage back to Australia, all the while recording the social life and business activities he saw. Next he records the changes observable in Hawaii on his return voyage, a visit to Samoa, and his reception on his landing at Sydney.

Names

  • Shaw, William (Gold-seeker in California)

Created / Published

  • London, Smith, Elder and co., 1851.

Headings

  • -  California--Description and travel
  • -  California--Gold discoveries
  • -  Islands of the Pacific

Notes

  • -  Replace; LC copy replaced by preservation microfilm

Medium

  • xii, 316 p. 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F865 .S547
  • Microfilm 15528 F

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • a15001634

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

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  • online text

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Shaw, William. Golden dreams and waking realities; being the adventures of a gold-seeker in California and the Pacific islands. London, Smith, Elder and co, 1851. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/a15001634/.

APA citation style:

Shaw, W. (1851) Golden dreams and waking realities; being the adventures of a gold-seeker in California and the Pacific islands. London, Smith, Elder and co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/a15001634/.

MLA citation style:

Shaw, William. Golden dreams and waking realities; being the adventures of a gold-seeker in California and the Pacific islands. London, Smith, Elder and co, 1851. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/a15001634/>.