The Life and Times of Gen'l John A. Sutter (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Life and Times of Gen'l John A. Sutter As a narrative, it may be void of system, bar ren in elegance and wanting in attraction. The object in offering it to the public is to supply a long-felt want. The author entertains a hope that his motive may incline the charitable reader to deal kindly with him and palliate his errors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Life and Times of Gen. John A. Sutter (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Life and Times of Gen. John A. Sutter John Butterfield, Esq, another interesting pioneer and builder of the west is entitled to recognition here. As well omit the keystone of an arch. His Overland Stage facilitated mail transportation across the continent and helped to people the west with some of the brainiest men that ever lived. And then the Pony Express, - ho-w can that be omitted? Caravan freighting from the Missouri River to the Sacramento is and always will be an interesting subject. To induce young people to familiarize themselves with the early history of their own loved country. I have sought to weave into my narrative a few threads of those facts which are somewhat tinged with ro mance. I ventured upon this course, however, with much reserve. 'many great names and enterprises I should be solicitous to remember but forego the pleas ure for want of space. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




John Sutter


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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.










The Gold Coast


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The Great Gatsby meets The Godfather in this #1 New York Times bestselling story of friendship and seduction, love and betrayal. "[Demille is] a true master." - Dan Brown, #1 bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code Welcome to the fabled Gold Coast, that stretch on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America. Here two men are destined for an explosive collision: John Sutter, Wall Street lawyer, holding fast to a fading aristocratic legacy; and Frank Bellarosa, the Mafia don who seizes his piece of the staid and unprepared Gold Coast like a latter-day barbarian chief and draws Sutter and his regally beautiful wife, Susan, into his violent world. Told from Sutter's sardonic and often hilarious point of view, The Gold Coast is Nelson DeMille's captivating story laced with sexual passion and suspense.







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The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War


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Award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards gives us an authoritative and revealing portrait of an overlooked harbinger of the terrible battle that was to come. When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, Americans of all stripes saw the potential for both wealth and power. Among the more calculating were Southern slave owners. By making California a slave state, they could increase the value of their slaves—by 50 percent at least, and maybe much more. They could also gain additional influence in Congress and expand Southern economic clout, abetted by a new transcontinental railroad that would run through the South. Yet, despite their machinations, California entered the union as a free state. Disillusioned Southerners would agitate for even more slave territory, leading to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and, ultimately, to the Civil War itself.