Title: California cavalier
Description: The Fallon journal was carefully crafted hoax by Thomas McEnery, then mayor of San Jose, CA. The fictitious journal was based on many accounts, including Frémont's 1845 government Report and the 1958 translation of the diary of Charles Preuss. A later printing, which I have not seen, and have not been able to locate, is said to carry a disclaimer.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Pioneers, Biography
Places: California, San Jose (Calif.)
People: Thomas Fallon
Time periods: 1846-1850, 1850-1950