3063174 Amelia Sherwood: or, Bloody Scenes at the California Gold Mines, 1849 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First edition of one of the first works of Gold Rush fiction. Amelia is abducted from home, her ship is captured by pirates en route to California, she encounters her long-lost lover in the gold fields, and helps save survivors of the Donner Party. Sometimes attributed to the Rev. Walter Graham.); Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries; American, out of copyright.