{"product_id":"life-on-the-plains-and-alonzo-delano-9781634505178","title":"Life on the Plains and Among the Diggings: A Personal Account of a Gold Seeker's Journey to California","description":"During the California gold rush, 300,000 prospectors flocked to California in the hopes of making it rich. Among them was Alonzo Delano, who set out alone at the age of forty-two, leaving his family behind in Illinois, both to seek out new opportunity and because of a doctor's prescription for a western climate to help cure a lung ailment. He was, in his words, both seized by a \"fever of the body\" as well as a \"fever of mind for gold,\" and his hope was to cure both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike many of the other gold rushers, Delano was a highly observant and literate man, and he wrote frequent correspondence back home that later became the book \u003ci\u003eLife on the Plains and among the Diggings\u003c\/i\u003e. In it, Delano recounts the incredible adventure to California, one that was filled with humor and equal parts unrivaled optimism and crushing tragedy; not all of the hopeful prospectors survived the journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith keen, true-to-life observations and an eye for detail, Delano describes the trek past the northern plains, through the Wyoming wilderness, across the brutal Nevada Black Rock Desert, and finally into the promised land of California. He goes on to recount how he settles into a new life, becoming an influential writer. \u003ci\u003eLife on the Plains and among the Diggings\u003c\/i\u003e is an amazing, true story of adventure and a fascinating look at the brave pioneers who made America what it is today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alonzo Delano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634505174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634505178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 1.20d","brand":"Alonzo Delano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756768784639,"sku":"9781634505178","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00cbe69a-7e87-483e-91e5-cb7854ca048c.jpg?v=1706593802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-on-the-plains-and-alonzo-delano-9781634505178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}