Title: Life and adventures of Col. L.A. Norton
First published: 1887
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.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Description and travel, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Personal narratives, Overland journeys to the Pacific, History, Illinois Infantry, Law and politics, Mines and mineral resources, Illinois Infantry. 2nd Regiment, 1847-1848, United States, Illinois Infantry. 2nd Regt., 1847-1848, United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1846-1847), Ethnic groups, Law, Biography, Soldiers, United States. Army, Political aspects
Places: California, Canada, Atlantic States
Time periods: Rebellion, 1837-1838
LC classification: E411 .N88