Alonzo Delano
Alonzo Delano (July 2, 1806 - September 8, 1874), who went by the pen name "Old Block", was an American humorist, pioneer town city father, and a California Gold Rush Forty-niner. Delano's sketches of gold rush camp life rivaled Bret Harte and Mark Twain in popularity. Provided by Wikipedia-
Life on the plains and among the diggingsbeing scenes and adventures of an overland journey to CaliforniaBookby Delano, Alonzo, 1806-1874
Published 1981