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Second edition (revised.) Facsmile reissue of the original 1936 limited edition with additional notes and references by Bertha Schroeder, based on more recent research. An early history of Mariposa County with significant historical data on gold mining and the early settlers there. From the dust jacket flap " The author was able to interview some of the early pioneers or their children in the 1920's or 1930's to obtain anecdotes not otherwise available. ..The vignettes included in The Call of Gold tell about scores of people who played important roles in shaping the destiny of California." Illustrated with many photographs, 187 pp. Fine in a good dust jacket (price-clipped, some chipping to the yellow dj, loss of about 1/4 inch at the ends of the spine.) .

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