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A Quaker Forty-Niner: The Adventures of Charles Edward Pancoast on the American Frontier

Name: A Quaker Forty-Niner: The Adventures of Charles Edward Pancoast on the American Frontier
ISBN: 9781779792907

Anna Paschall Hannum,

English
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A Quaker Forty-Niner: The Adventures of Charles Edward Pancoast on the American Frontier

Anna Paschall Hannum,

About this book

A Quaker Forty-Niner, written by Charles Edward Pancoast and edited by Anna Paschall Hannum, is a rare and candid firsthand account of life in California during the Gold Rush. Pancoast, a Philadelphia Quaker, traveled west in 1849 at the height of gold fever, and his memoir records the hardships, hopes, and disillusionments of that remarkable journey. With an eye for detail and an honesty born of Quaker plain-speaking, he describes the arduous voyage around Cape Horn, the raw mining camps of California, and the daily struggles of fortune-seekers in an unforgiving environment.

What sets Pancoast's narrative apart is its voice: he writes not as a romantic adventurer but as a thoughtful observer, keenly aware of the human cost of the gold rush. He recounts the rough living conditions, the feverish pursuit of wealth, and the inevitable disappointments that followed for many. Interwoven are reflections on morality, community, and the contrast between Quaker values and the lawlessness of the frontier.

Edited and published by Anna Paschall Hannum in the early 20th century, the book preserves not only the personal story of one man's California experience but also the collective memory of a generation of "forty-niners." Today, A Quaker Forty-Niner is valued as both a vivid personal memoir and a vital historical document of America's westward expansion.

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