Project Gutenberg 2018-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 321 Audubon, John Woodhouse 1812 1862 Audubon, Maria R. (Maria Rebecca) 1843 1925 Audubon, Maria Rebecca Hodder, Frank Heywood 1860 1935 Hodder, F. H. (Frank Heywood) 06006244 Audubon's western journal: 1849-1850 Being the MS. record of a trip from New York to Texas, and an overland journey through Mexico and Arizona to the gold-fields of California Produced by Rachael Schultz, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Audubon's Western Journal: 1849-1850" by John Woodhouse Audubon is a historical account written in the early 20th century, detailing the author's journey from New York to Texas and onward to California during the Gold Rush era. The work serves as both a personal travel journal and a naturalist's observations, reflecting the social conditions, landscapes, and wildlife encountered along the way. It gives readers insight into the challenging aspects of overland travel during a significant period of American expansion. The opening portion of the journey chronicles the excitement and trepidation that Audubon feels as he prepares for his expedition amid the feverish rumors of California's gold discoveries. Starting in February 1849, he recounts his departure from New York, describing the emotional farewells exchanged with loved ones and the diverse reactions of his companions as they embark on their venture. Audubon details their route through cities like Philadelphia and New Orleans and the growing sense of urgency as they encounter obstacles, including illness and conflict among their party. This segment sets the stage for the ensuing hardships and adventures faced by Audubon and his companions in their quest for fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mexico -- Description and travel United States -- Description and travel Overland journeys to the Pacific California -- Gold discoveries Southwest, New -- Description and travel Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862 F786 Text Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 446588 2025-09-23T09:39:23.753546 text/html 424927 2018-12-30T13:59:34 text/html 1027951 2025-09-23T09:39:31.298515 application/epub+zip 1025210 2025-09-23T09:39:25.213520 application/epub+zip 250480 2025-09-23T09:39:24.452558 application/epub+zip 1147749 2025-09-23T09:39:35.786513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1090928 2025-09-23T09:39:30.503553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323818 2022-09-26T15:07:27.444485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352125 2025-09-23T09:39:22.777526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352629 2018-12-30T13:59:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21394 2025-09-23T09:39:36.259469 application/rdf+xml 18735 2025-09-23T09:39:24.574546 image/jpeg 3081 2025-09-23T09:39:24.514546 image/jpeg 137074 2018-12-30T13:59:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 942141 2018-12-30T13:59:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 957069 2025-09-23T09:39:23.811590 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia