In this vivid biography, Erwin G. Gudde tells the story of John Sutter, the Swiss emigrant who played a key role in the California Gold Rush of 1849. From his e
Examines the interaction of capitalism and community in the founding of the gold rush city of Sacramento, and of the clashes between miners and city founders.
Re-examines the life of John Sutter in the context of America's rush for westward expansion in a fully documented account of the Swiss expatriate and would-be e