A Methodist preacher of the early Californian years returns with a second book of sketches, prompted by the success of the first. He recalls bearded miners and the few women of the camps, preachers, lawyers and politicians, and men such as Jack White, a Paiute found as a baby in a deserted camp. His views of Native and immigrant Californians are those of his time and calling.
Anecdotal, good-humoured portraits of the gold-rush era for readers of Western history. Download the free EPUB.