My Checkered Life

My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California

This historic memoir is Luzena Stanley Wilsonís classic account of her familyís 1849 overland journey to California and their experiences there during and after the Gold Rush. Fern Henry draws upon her considerable skills as a researcher to bring to light intriguing details, following the Wilson family from their Quaker beginnings in North Carolina, to their experiences in Nevada City, Sacramento and Vacaville.

This compelling story is enriched with narratives of other gold seekers and settlers, and illustrated with rare photographs, documents and engravings. historians wills welcome this book, not only as the reprinting of the rare classic, but also for Fern Henryís remarkable presentation of new and important material which adds to our knowledge and appreciation of the early years of California, the land of golden dreams.

Author Bio:

Fern Henry lives in Vacaville, where she works by day as a piano technician. She is proud to reintroduce a local celebrity to readers of California history. Gary Kurutz, Curator of Special Collections at the California State Library, calls Fern’s work “diligent and imaginative historical detective work” and “an invaluable contribution to the history of the Gold Rush, the role of women in early California and the story of Vacaville as seen through the eyes of a pioneer family.”

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