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Scope and Contents

The series contains materials related to Dennis Powers' historical research and the writing of the books “Treasure Ship," and "Taking the Sea." The materials include papers concerning the publication and the promotion for the book. “Treasure Ship" was published in 2006. “Taking the Sea,” was published in 2009.

Scope and Contents The materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials are from various sources, including newspaper articles, books, photos, journal articles, etc. These files cover various aspects of the Brother Jonathan and related topics, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on board,...

Scope and Contents The materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials are from various sources, including newspaper articles, books, photos, journal articles, etc. These files cover various aspects of the Brother Jonathan and related topics, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on board,...

Scope and Contents The materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials are from various sources, including newspaper articles, books, photos, journal articles, etc. These files cover various aspects of the Brother Jonathan and related topics, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on board,...

Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...

Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...

Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...

Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...

Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...

Scope and Contents These materials include various reproduction request forms and permission of use forms (largely for photographs), as well as several letters of correspondence between Powers and the various institutions from whom he was requesting materials, as well as the editors and publishers of his books. Also included are reproductions of the multiple photographs and documents from said institutions, some of which date back to the nineteenth century. Most of these materials are related to shipbuilding...