Sutter of California:; a biography by Julian Dana
by Dana, Julian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Small scuff to spine foot edges, extremely little wear to spine foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, clean pages, tight bi
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Reprint. Hardcover. Small scuff to spine foot edges, extremely little wear to spine foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, clean pages, tight binding, few tears and very modest wear to price-clipped DJ, else Near fine(-) in very good(+) DJ.. Teal octavo in black DJ, gilt to spine and front board, deckled edges, xi pages, 1 leaf, 423 pages, b&w frontispiece, plates, portraits, map; 22 cm. Biography, Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880. Sutter emigrated from Switzerland to the United States. For a while he was a trader in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1839, he journeyed to Vancouver, British Columbia, took a ship to Hawaii, and eventually another ship to California. Seeking land away from close Mexican control, he settled by the Sacramento River and established a farm. In 1848 gold was discovered at a mill he was building. His fort became a destination for many of those seeking gold. Eventually the newcomers squatted on his land, and he lost much of it. He moved to Pennsylvania while putting in his claim to the U.S. Government for reimbursement. With an inventory of his purchase of Fort Ross and a list of his descendants.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88262
- Title
- Sutter of California:; a biography by Julian Dana
- Author
- Dana, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Small scuff to spine foot edges, extremely little wear to spine foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, clean pages, tight bi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Reprint
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- Octavo
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