An edition of The adventures of a forty-niner (1894)
The Adventures of a Forty Niner
By Daniel Knower
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Publish Date
July 25, 2007
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Language
eng
Pages
120
Description:
An Albany, New York, physician, Daniel Knower (b. ca. 1818) sailed for California in 1849 with twelve prefabricated frame houses for the San Francisco market. The adventures of a forty-niner (1894) describes Knower's business and real estate speculations in San Francisco as well as an extended visit to a mining camp near Coloma and the life of prospectors there.
subjects: Gold discoveries, Description and travel, Real estate development, Business, Urbanization, History
Places: California, San Francisco (Calif.)