Life and adventures of Col. L.A. Norton.
Publisher: Pacific press publishing house
Published: 1887
Place of publication: Oakland, Cal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
Subjects: United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1846-1847); Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Ethnic groups -- California; Law and politics -- California; Mines and mineral resources -- California; Canada -- History -- Rebellion, 1837-1838; California -- Social life and customs; Atlantic States -- Description and travel
Genres: Personal narratives.
Description: Lewis Adelbert Norton (b. 1819) grew up in Canada and western New York. Banished from Canada for taking the Patriot side in the Rebellion of 1837-1838, Norton settled in Illinois, where he raised a regiment for the Mexican War. On his return home, he led an overland party to California. Life and adventures of Col. L.A. Norton (1887) describes Norton's early life and his journey west. Of his life in California, he chronicles careers as miner, lawyer, and merchant in Placerville. In 1856 he moves to Healdsburg, where his law practice involves him in the Squatter War on the Russian River. The book closes with his account of an 1874 rail trip east, revisiting Canada, New York, and New England before returning to Healdsburg.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
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