Gold Seeker, Adventures of a Belgian Argonaut During the Gold Rush Years- Adventures of the Belgian Argonaut During the Gold Rush Years
Author:
Jean-Nicolas Perlot
Book Details: ISBN: 0300076452 Binding: Soft Cover Jacket Condition: New Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Publish Date: 1998
Description:
In 1850, Jean-Nicolas Perlot, a 26-year-old Belgian, joined a French mining company bound for the gold fields of California. This book is Perlot's witty and informative account of his life in California and his subsequent career in the newly rich town of Portland, Oregon.