Thomas O. Larkin
Thomas O. Larkin

Author: Harlan Hague

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1995-03-01

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780806127330

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Arriving in Mexican California in 1832, Thomas O. Larkin (1802-1858) expected to become a rich man-and he did: he became a successful merchant, financier, and land developer. Larkin also became the confidant of California officials, American consul to California, and secret agent of the president of the United States during the territory’s transition from Mexican to American control. Harlan Hague and David Langum have uncovered a large body of new information, shedding light on many aspects of Larkin’s personal life as well as on his business and diplomatic activities. Historians and general readers will welcome this full-scale biography of one of the most important men in the history of early California.

The Larkin Papers, Volume IX, 1851-1853
The Larkin Papers, Volume IX, 1851-1853

Author: George P. Hammond

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-09-01

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0520326415

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1963.

Rush for Riches
Rush for Riches

Author: J. S. Holliday

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 0520214021

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Traces the history of the California Gold Rush from 1849 through 1884 when a court decision forced the shut down of the hydraulic mining operations, bringing decades of careless freedom to an end.