Title:
Beckwourth-Wilson research
Beckwourth
Creator/Contributor:
Wilson, Elinor, 1914-1983., creator
Abstract:
This collection contains research by Elinor Wilson on the subject of James P. Beckwourth, the first African American pioneer
and mountain man. The collection contains extensive correspondence between Wilson and various academic, libraries, and government
agencies in pursuit of information for her book, Jim Beckwourth: Black Mountain Man, War Chief of the Crows, Trader, Trapper,
Explorer, Frontiersman, Guide, Scout, Interpreter, Adventurer, and Gaudy Liar, published in 1972
Date:
19uu (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca
Beckwourth, Jim, 1798-1866
Note:
Jim Beckwourth was born in Virginia in 1798, to an African American slave woman and her master, a white man. Beckwourth was
freed by his father and went on to become a blacksmith before becoming a fur trader with the Crow Indians and explorer of
the American Western frontier. He is credited with discovering Beckwourth Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the lowest
crossing point in in the Sierra Nevadas, and the Beckwourth Trail, in which he helped settlers cross the terrain into California
during the Gold Rush. Beckwourth lived a notable and adventurous life before dying in 1866.
Beckwourth.
Gift; Elinor Wilson, Poway, CA.
Inventory available in library; item level control.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Type:
biography
Physical Description:
print
2 archival boxes; 16 x 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.