Johnson, Leroy. <br/><br/>
Troubadour on the Road to Gold :  William B. Lorton's 1849 Journal to California. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (388 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Maps -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Sirens' Call -- PART I: Gold Rush Overture -- 1. New York City to Monmouth, Illinois, 1848-1849 -- PART II: On the Trail: Western Illinois to Salt Lake City -- 2. Across Iowa to St. Joseph, Missouri -- 3. St. Joseph to Kanesville, Iowa -- 4. Kanesville to Fort Laramie, Wyoming -- 5. Fort Laramie to Independence Rock, Utah -- 6. Independence Rock to Salt Lake City -- PART III: The Southern Route: Salt Lake City to Pueblo de Los Angeles -- 7. Among the Mormons at Salt Lake City -- 8. Salt Lake City to Beaver River, Utah -- 9. Beaver River to Mount Misery, Utah -- 10. Travails in Terra Incognita -- 11. Old Spanish Trail into Southern California -- 12. California! -- 13. Afterword -- A PPENDIX A: Constitution, By-Laws, and Roster -- APPENDIX B: The San Joaquin Company's Disastrous Detour into the Escalante Desert -- References -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781607817802 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lorton, William B.,-1828-1892-Diaries.<br/>Gold mines and mining-California-History-19th century-Diaries.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F593 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>979.404092