Danger, hardship, and isolation could not turn back the tide of men
and women who thirsted for yellow metal. The Pike's Peak gold rush
of 1859 attracted as many gold seekers as the more famous
California gold rush of the previous decade. In this volume, noted
western historian LeRoy R. Hafen has collected invaluable Pike's
Peak gold rush diaries chronicling the struggles, dreams, and
heartaches of those who traveled the overland routes to untold
riches.
The diarists who came along the Arkansas and Platte Rivers and
along trails from Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois created
records of the landscapes and peoples they encountered as they
journeyed. In the words of these single-minded adventurers,
larger-than-life characters mingle with the awesome, terrible
beauty of the Great Plains and the sparse comforts of the old
Middle West. The Pike's Peak gold rushers provide firsthand
accounts of the dangers and rewards of overland travel, as they
sought ephemeral fortunes in the Rocky Mountain West.
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