| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 225 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index. |
| Contents |
Growing up in Virginia and Ohio -- Life in Iowa and Wisconsin -- From Wisconsin to Fort Laramie -- On to California -- Mining for gold -- Journeying home by sea -- Setbacks in Wisconsin and homesteading in Nebraska -- The San Francisco Earthquake -- Reflections of a centenarian. |
| Summary |
Henry Taylor's long life (1825-1931) gave him an unusual perspective on change in American society. This book talks about his journey across the western continent in search of fortune, offers insight into the problems and successes of the early homesteaders and settlers, and concerns his later travels and his reflections on his long life. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Taylor, Henry, 1825-1931.
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Taylor, Henry, 1825-1931. |
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Taylor, Henry, 1825-1931. |
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Centenarians -- United States -- Biography.
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Centenarians. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Pioneers -- United States -- Biography.
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Pioneers. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- United States.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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California -- Gold discoveries.
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California. |
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Gold mines and mining. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Parman, Donald Lee, 1932-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Henry, 1825-1931. From lead mines to gold fields. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006 0803294611 9780803294615 (DLC) 2006006845 (OCoLC)64595849 |
| ISBN |
9780803258976 (electronic book) |
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0803258976 (electronic book) |
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1280550899 |
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9781280550898 |
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