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 |
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.