power saws
what i saw in california
edwin bryant 1805 1869 gives his account of his overland journey from independence missouri to san francisco and his further explorations of the west in 1846 47 . he traveled through the rocky mountains across the desert and throughout california . he often helped the people in the wagon trains with medical needs . this book provided valuable travel tips with extremely detailed descriptions of everything he saw for the 49ers traveling by way of the california trail a few years later .