| Cornelius Cole California Pioneer and United States Senator Contributor(s): Phillips, Catherine Coffin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417919396 ISBN-13: 9781417919390 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: 1929. A study in personality and achievements bearing upon the growth of a commonwealth. A portrait of Cole, pioneer, citizen and statesman, who, at the time of his death had lived during the lifetime of every President of the United States with the exception of George Washington. His activities and the events he participated in portray the colorful story of California from the time of the gold seeker to that of the realtor. Contents: Old Dutch Portraits; Bull's-eye and Blunderbuss; Gold Seeker; San Francisco in 1850; Olive Colegrove; The Republican Journalist; District Attorney of Sacramento; Civil War Congressman; A Friend of Lincoln; The United States Senator; The Pacific Railroad; President Grant and Santo Domingo; The Human Fraud; Vindictive Opponents; The Goat Island Controversy; Cole Family Life in Washington; Social Washington in 1869; Family Life in San Francisco, 1874 to 1881; Citizen and Sage; California's Grand Old Man; and A California Sunset. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 452 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
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