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A Memoir of the
California Gold Rush
This memoir is an authentic record of one man's experiences during
the California gold rush of 1849. The author recounts a long sea-voyage
from New York to California, his experiences in Panama and California,
and a dangerous journey across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. His
story includes vivid descriptions of the southern coast of Chile, the unruly
behavior of the immigrants in Panama and California, the Sacramento flood
of 1850, and the effects of cholera in southern Mexico.
Interpreting
the Irish Famine
The site features essays, news reports, diaries, and other contemporary
texts, as well as photographs and drawings.
American Lives: The Beecher Family
Project
Gutenberg E-Texts by Author
You can download the entire text of Uncle Tom's Cabin through
this database.
Mary Ellen Graydon Sharpe
Papers
The papers contain a letter to Sharpe from Henry Ward Beecher.
Lyman
Beecher
A brief Biography of Lyman is provided here. Biographies of Henry War,
Catharine, and Edward Beecher are available at this site, too.
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