Contents

[ Introduction ]

[ Part I. ] In Old New England
[ Part II. ] California in 1860
[ Part III. ] California's Hour of Decision
[ Part IV. ] Philanthropist and Preacher
[ Part V. ] In Retrospect


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Introduction

This book is the result of the author's strong desire to know the truth relative to a critical period in the history of California, and a further strong desire to deal justly by the memory of a man recent historians have been pleased to pass by with slight acknowledgment.