Missouri '49er : (Record no. 21520)
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| Classification number | 979.05 Hun |
| Item number | 48 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 979.05 Hun |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hunter, William W. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Missouri '49er : |
| Remainder of title | the journal of William W. Hunter on the southwest gold trail |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by William W. Hunter; Edited by David P. Robrock |
| 260 00 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | University of New Mexico Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1992 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 299 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes Index and Bibliography |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Introduction: "Strike for "Eldorado" as quickly as possible." -- 1. April 23-- June 5 -- 2. June 6-- July 5 -- 3. July 6-- July 28 -- 4. July 29-- August 11 -- 5. August 12-- August 31 -- 6. September 1-- September 13 -- 7. September 14-- October 5 -- 8. October 6-- November 14 -- 9. November 15-- December 13 -- Appendix: Hunter's Distance Table. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Gold fever swept across the nation in early 1849, and newspapers were filled with stories of easily acquired riches in distant California. The editor of the Fulton (Mo.) Telegraph urged young men to go out to the gold field and "get a few hundred thousand to help Missouri!" In pursuit of this dream, as many as 50,000 people journeyed overland to California that year, among them a train from the Fulton area known as the "Callaway County Pioneers." William W. Hunter, a member of the train, chronicled their experiences in remarkable detail in this previously unpublished journal. Hunter's train traveled to California over a lesser-used southern route by way of Santa Fe and the Gila River. A well educated man for his time, Hunter recorded vivid descriptions of the land and the people of the Southwest, including invaluable eyewitness accounts of camp life and the customs of the Indian and Mexicans they encountered. Hunter captures the spirit of adventure and vision of wealth that dominated the beginning of the trek, and the sense of despair and demoralization of the latter portion as the inhospitable deserts of the Southwest took their toll. Hunter's wry sense of humor and eye for detail make his journal a valuable addition to the literature of the Forty-Niner migration. |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hunter, William W. |
| Dates associated with a name | 1844-1852 |
| General subdivision | active Diaries. |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Southwest, New |
| General subdivision | Description and travel |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Overland journeys to the Pacific |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Pioneers |
| General subdivision | Diaries |
| Geographic subdivision | Southwest, New |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Relator code | Ed. |
| Personal name | Robrock, David P. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | sw 900 - 999 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Public note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 19.50 | 979.05 Hun | 63449 | 2007-07-31 | In Memory Of: Jay Brown |