During the California gold rush, 300,000 prospectors flocked to
California in the hopes of making it rich. Among them was Alonzo
Delano, who set out alone at the age of forty-two, leaving his
family behind in Illinois, both to seek out new opportunity and
because of a doctor's prescription for a western climate to help
cure a lung ailment. He was, in his words, both seized by a "fever
of the body" as well as a "fever of mind for gold," and his hope
was to cure both. Unlike many of the other gold rushers, Delano was
a highly observant and literate man, and he wrote frequent
correspondence back home that later became the book Life on the
Plains and among the Diggings. In it, Delano recounts the
incredible adventure to California, one that was filled with humor
and equal parts unrivaled optimism and crushing tragedy; not all of
the hopeful prospectors survived the journey. With keen,
true-to-life observations and an eye for detail, Delano describes
the trek past the northern plains, through the Wyoming wilderness,
across the brutal Nevada Black Rock Desert, and finally into the
promised land of California. He goes on to recount how he settles
into a new life, becoming an influential writer. Life on the Plains
and among the Diggings is an amazing, true story of adventure and a
fascinating look at the brave pioneers who made America what it is
today. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are
proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in
history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his
henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil
War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome,
medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title
we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national
bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are
sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise
find a home.
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