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Tales of the pioneers of the Kankakee : taken from the diary of Henry S. Bloom ... : typed transcripts.
BANC MSS C-F 160LOCAL
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Title:

Tales of the pioneers of the Kankakee: taken from the diary of Henry S. Bloom ... : typed transcripts

Creator/Contributor:

Burroughs, Burt E., 1862-1934, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Bloom, Henry Sterling.

Abstract:

A series of articles arranged for publication in the Kankakee (Ill.) Daily Republic (May-June 1931) Original diary in possession of the Bloom family. Diary (1850-1852) records overland journey to California as a member of the Carrol Company, life in the northern mines and return to Illinois via the Isthmus.

Subject:

Overland journeys to the Pacific
Gold mines and mining -- California

Physical Description:

[131] leaves ; 28 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-F 160LOCAL

Origin:

United States