George Willis Read, 1819-1880; the Record of A Journey Overland From Independence, Missouri, to Hangtown (Placerville), California, in the Spring of 1850, With A Letter From the Diggings in October of the Same Year and An Account of A Journey From New York to California, via Panama, in 1862, Capture by the Confederate Raider Alabama, Etc., and A Visit to the Nevada Silver Mining District in 1863