William Manly
ASIN: B00MYOSB4W
Publisher: Westphalia Press
Pages: 340
discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mills in California in 1848 caused thouss to give up ir homes in eastern states head West. To avoid Sierra Mountains, which in winter could be deadly, a party led by William Lewis ly (1820-1903) attempted to follow a trail took m through Death Valley. ly’s efforts to save group are just part of his remarkable story, starting as a boy in New Engl n Michigan Wisconsin, having encounters with Mormons, being part of expansion of America saga of California pioneer life with deds of mills mines risks of illness death.