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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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This appears to be a booklet put together in order to generate public interest in Frances Fairchild's proposed revision of Thomas J. Schoonover's The life and times of Gen. John A. Sutter. Some pages are reprints from the 1907 edition of Schoonover's work. Pages [23-29] contain testimonials about Frances Fairchild by noted Californians. A finished book does not seem to have been published.
The Life and Times of Gen. John A. Sutter
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This appears to be a booklet put together in order to generate public interest in Frances Fairchild's proposed revision of Thomas J. Schoonover's The life and times of Gen. John A. Sutter. Some pages are reprints from the 1907 edition of Schoonover's work. Pages [23-29] contain testimonials about Frances Fairchild by noted Californians. A finished book does not seem to have been published.
Publisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This appears to be a booklet put together in order to generate public interest in Frances Fairchild's proposed revision of Thomas J. Schoonover's The life and times of Gen. John A. Sutter. Some pages are reprints from the 1907 edition of Schoonover's work. Pages [23-29] contain testimonials about Frances Fairchild by noted Californians. A finished book does not seem to have been published.
The Life and Times of Gen'l John A. Sutter
Author: Thomas J. Schoonover
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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The Diary of Johann August Sutter
Author: Johann August Sutter
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ISBN: 9781494001353
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
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ISBN: 9781494001353
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
Gold
Author: Blaise Cendrars
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN: 9780720611755
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In January 1848, John Augustus Sutter, "the first American millionaire," was ruined by one blow of a pickaxe. That blow revealed gold in one of the streams in Sutter's Californian estate, triggering the Gold Rush that brought hordes of greedy miners from every corner of the world to Sutter's vast domain. This is the story of this bankrupt Swiss paper maker who abandoned his family and made his way to America to seek his fortune. From New York he pushed westward, eventually acquiring a huge tract of land of which he was virtually an independent ruler and which was on the point of making him "the richest man in the world" when the Gold Rush brought disaster. For the last 30 years of his life, Sutter tried vainly to get compensation from the U.S. government. He died in 1880, a broken old man. This is a work of breathless pace, fantastic humor, and soaring invention: an extraordinary story extraordinarily told.
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN: 9780720611755
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In January 1848, John Augustus Sutter, "the first American millionaire," was ruined by one blow of a pickaxe. That blow revealed gold in one of the streams in Sutter's Californian estate, triggering the Gold Rush that brought hordes of greedy miners from every corner of the world to Sutter's vast domain. This is the story of this bankrupt Swiss paper maker who abandoned his family and made his way to America to seek his fortune. From New York he pushed westward, eventually acquiring a huge tract of land of which he was virtually an independent ruler and which was on the point of making him "the richest man in the world" when the Gold Rush brought disaster. For the last 30 years of his life, Sutter tried vainly to get compensation from the U.S. government. He died in 1880, a broken old man. This is a work of breathless pace, fantastic humor, and soaring invention: an extraordinary story extraordinarily told.
A Mysterious Chapter in the Life of John A. Sutter, as Told by B.D. Wilson
Author: Benjamin D. Wilson
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Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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John Sutter
Author: Albert L. Hurtado
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137728
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Re-examines the life of John Sutter in the context of America's rush for westward expansion in a fully documented account of the Swiss expatriate and would-be empire builder and his times.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137728
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Re-examines the life of John Sutter in the context of America's rush for westward expansion in a fully documented account of the Swiss expatriate and would-be empire builder and his times.
Motorland
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Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Riches for All
Author: Kenneth N. Owens
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803286177
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
An event of international significance, the California gold rush created a more diverse, metropolitan society than the world had ever known. In Riches for All, leading scholars reexamine the gold rush, evaluating its trajectory and legacy within a global context of religion and race, economics, technology, law, and culture. The opportunity for instant wealth directly influenced a dynamic range of peoples, including Mormon military veterans, California Indian workers, both slave and free African Americans, Chinese village farmers, skilled Mexican miners, and Chilean merchants. Riches for All gives attention to the varying motivations and experiences of these groups and to their struggles with both racial and religious bigotry. Emphasizing gold rush social history, some contributors examine the roles and influence of women, workers, law-breakers, and law-enforcers. Others consider the long-term impact of this episode on California and the American West and on subsequent gold rushes in Pacific Rim countries and the Klondike. With lively and incisive strokes, these historians sketch the most broadly contextualized and nuanced portrait of the California gold rush to date.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803286177
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
An event of international significance, the California gold rush created a more diverse, metropolitan society than the world had ever known. In Riches for All, leading scholars reexamine the gold rush, evaluating its trajectory and legacy within a global context of religion and race, economics, technology, law, and culture. The opportunity for instant wealth directly influenced a dynamic range of peoples, including Mormon military veterans, California Indian workers, both slave and free African Americans, Chinese village farmers, skilled Mexican miners, and Chilean merchants. Riches for All gives attention to the varying motivations and experiences of these groups and to their struggles with both racial and religious bigotry. Emphasizing gold rush social history, some contributors examine the roles and influence of women, workers, law-breakers, and law-enforcers. Others consider the long-term impact of this episode on California and the American West and on subsequent gold rushes in Pacific Rim countries and the Klondike. With lively and incisive strokes, these historians sketch the most broadly contextualized and nuanced portrait of the California gold rush to date.
A Nation's Benefactor, Gen'l John A. Sutter
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Category : Pioneers
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Category : Pioneers
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Study Outline of California History
Author: Eudora Garoutte
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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