John A. Stone
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John A. Stone
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John A. Stone, also known as "Old Put", was an American collector and publisher of folk songs, primarily about miners and their adventures in the California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century. He was a colorful writer-entertainer who had made the overland trip to California in 1850 and spent some fruitless years prospecting for gold. Assuming the name "Old Put", he became San Francisco's foremost minstrel composer and the singing voice of the California Gold Rush. From 1853 to 1858, he wrote more
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American folklorist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Stone
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2023-03-02T17:07:06Z
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