{"product_id":"before-the-gold-rush-cheryl-anne-stapp-9781542983167","title":"Before The Gold Rush: The Sinclairs of Rancho del Paso 1840-1849","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinalist, historical nonfiction, 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey married in 1844 and settled on a great Sacramento Valley rancho in Mexican-owned California, expecting to lead quiet, productive country lives. Two years later, their lives were in turmoil...because their Rancho del Paso was located at a geographic crossroads that put them square in the middle of trans-formative, history-making events: the Bear Flag Revolt, and the American military conquest of California. The next year the Sinclairs were active participants in the rescue of the snow-trapped Donner Party-and the year after that, caught in the chaotic California Gold Rush. New research reveals previously unknown facts about extraordinary settlers John and Mary Sinclair, predecessors of the tide of Americans who emigrated west in covered wagons in search of a brighter future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the true story, told for the first time, of a courageous, resilient couple who lived on the edge of fortune and discovery; and whose lives and experiences are part of the Golden State's pioneer past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheryl Anne Stapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542983169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542983167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Cheryl Anne Stapp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227793617151,"sku":"9781542983167","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1c80566-63bb-4162-9fed-027813fea1dd.jpg?v=1692810648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-gold-rush-cheryl-anne-stapp-9781542983167","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}