John Sutter
Subtitle: Sutter's Fort and the California Gold Rush
By: Iris Engstrand and Ken Owens.
Contributors: Owens, Kenneth N.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The library of American lives and times
Publisher: PowerPlus Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880 -- Juvenile literature.; Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880.; Pioneers -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Pioneers.; California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature.; California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature.; Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, Calif.) -- Juvenile literature.; Sacramento (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; California -- History -- To 1846.; California -- History -- 1846-1850.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: A biography of the man associated with the gold rush in California, detailing his various business ventures and  pioneering exploits in California.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 106) and index.
Table of contents: title: The man and the myth; title: John Sutter's early life; title: The road to California; title: A new beginning; title: Ruling the California frontier; title: The New Helvetia Colony; title: From Mexican to American California; title: Sutter's gold rush failure; title: John Sutter's final years; title: Understanding John Sutter.