A CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH HISTORY – FEATURING THE TREASURE OF THE SS CENTRAL AMERICA – by Q. DAVID BOWERS

A California Gold Rush History by Q. David Bowers. Arguably the most legendary book by author Q. David Bowers, A California Gold Rush History covers the California Gold Rush and the S.S. Central America treasure. The famous limited edition (400 numbered copies) numismatic reference book was issued in 2002, to accompany sales of gold coins and ingots recovered from the S.S. Central America. The 1,055 large-format gilt-edged page book describes the journey of the gold in 1857, from the San Francisco area, across the isthmus of Panama, to its fate on the SS Central America when it sank in a hurricane in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. The fully illustrated book includes the history of the California Gold Rush, with color plates that depict all ingots recovered at that time. It measures 14-1/4" x 11-1/2", and weighs 14-3/4 lb. This Special Edition contains 1.5 GRAMS of placer gold from the SS Central America inside the cover, visible through a small plastic window within a California Gold Rush 49’er miner’s pan. This Special Edition is bound in full red leather, embellished with gilt vignettes of mining tools and Central America, housed in a leather-backed heavy slipcase… An absolute work of numismatic art and a "must-have" for the California gold rush aficionado.