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Bowers, Q. DavidCalifornia Gold Marketing Group, 2002, 1051 pages, near folio (13
1/4" tall), well illustrated in color, color plates, black leatherette. New. From the
author. "Take the greatest gold coin treasure ever found, add to it the greatest gold
ingot treasure ever found, blend in the incredible saga of the S.S. Central America and
its loss at sea, add the story of the Columbus-America Discovery Group and how the
long-lost ship was found 7,200 feet down in the Atlantic Ocean and its treasure recovered,
and you have part of the thrilling narrative in this book. With a budget into the hundreds
of thousands of dollars, Dwight Manley and the California Gold Marketing Group
commissioned me to create a book that would not only include the S.S. Central America
saga, but, far beyond that, would encompass one of the most dynamic, most memorable eras
in American historythe California Gold Rush. I have endeavored to describe this American
epic in chronological order as it happenedfrom the discovery of gold, to the travels of
the Forty Niners by land and sea, to the vigilantes who took the law into their own hands,
to the triumphs and tragedies of miners in the gold fields. All told, this has been the
research experience of my life. While I believe that the book would stand on its own no
matter how it was presented, it is incredible that the California Gold Marketing Group
spared no expense in creating a large fully color illustrated volume of 1,051 pages in
lengthprinted on high quality paper and in a quality bindings. The book weighs
approximately 11 pounds! ..." |
