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Susanna Fairchild and her family journey to Oregon from New York to start a new life, but while on the boat, disaster strikes when Susanna's mother is lost at sea, and soon after, her father decides to join the groups of men on a quest to discover gold in California.
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A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Includes a historical note.A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York.
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