Walter Colton, a Navy chaplain, became alcalde of Monterey after the American seizure of California and kept a journal through three eventful years. He records his work as judge, the gold discoveries and the rush to the diggings, the constitutional convention at Monterey, and a lively procession of Californios, settlers and miners.
A first-hand classic of early American California by the man who started its first newspaper. Download the free EPUB.