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From Mud-flat Cove to Gold to Statehood, by Iring Stone In 1840, Captain John Sutter claimed Sacramento Valley, a place he'd never visited, as his empire. Having just escaped from a Swiss debtor's prison, Sutter splashed into the mud-flat cove of Yerba Buena--present-day San Francisco--then rowed his way up the Sacramento River. The 1848 discovery of gold at a mill Sutter was building sparked an era of immigration and progress unlike any previously seen in America. In two short years, California would become the Union's 31st state. Best-selling author Irving Stone is one of the great chroniclers of this era. Recognized as among America's finest historical biographers (Lust for Life, The Agony and the Ecstasy), the late Stone loved his native state and wrote of it with eloquence and spirit. With From Mud-Flat Cove to Gold to Statehood, Stone takes the reader on a journey that allows one to encounter the citizenry, experience the milestones and appraise the events that forged the nation's most-populated state. Stone explores the culture, the hardships and the greatness of men such as John Sutter, John Bidwell, Samuel Brannan, Thomas O. Larkin, the Reverend Walter Colton and the intrepid John Charles Fremont. Stone's reader witnesses the terrible tragedy of the Donner Party and the long-battled-for successes of so many others; marvels at the speed gold fever transforms a sleepy trickle of immigration into the torrent of the Gold Rush; and follows the intrigue as the Russians, English, Mexicans, Californios and Americans vie for control of the territory. Fiction could never match Stone's true story of those who braved the primitive West to launch a state. EBook Format: Please choose from the following available formats: .PDF - Adobe Acrobat format ($5.95 - ebook) There is no free chapter for this ebook. You may purchase the complete eBook for $5.95. We will request your payment information using a major credit card. Upon approval of your credit card, the entire eBook will be sent to you as an email attachment in the format indicated above. (Order a printed version of this book) check here if mailing address is outside the United States If you choose to order a hard copy of the book, we will ask you for shipping information, will bill your credit card, and pass on the shipping information to the author/publisher. They will fill your order. The cost for printed books generally starts at $13.00. The cost for addresses outside the U.S. is more. The exact cost will be displayed on the next page when you click "Buy a Print Copy". Remember, if your shipping address is outside the United States, make sure you check the checkbox. Privacy Statement CyclopsMedia.com certifies to our customers that our mission is to build members' trust and confidence in using our website and acquiring our products. To demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we disclose our information practices in detail. If you are just visiting our site, we will gather NO information. If you decide to become a member, we will maintain your information in strict accord with our Privacy Policy. Back to eBook Catalog

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