PEAVY, Linda, and Ursula Smith

THE GOLD RUSH WIDOWS OF LITTLE FALLS; A story drawing from the letters of Pamelia and James Fergus

St. Paul MN: Minnesota Historical Society, (1990). First printing. 8vo, pp. xxiii, 304. Notes, index. Map on endpapers (rear one upside-down), illustrated with photographs and reproductions. Advertising piece and a letter re an award laid in. Top edge little spotted, o/w a nice copy in dj. Item #43619

When James Fergus went off to look for gold, his wife Pamelia raised their four children, managed their small farm and oversaw the family business.

Price: $20.00