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Lewis Osborne, 1966. Hard cover. Very Good/No dustjacket. Major C. Bolin, aka David Butler, was one of the many notorious individuals of the California Gold Rush. From the Introduction by Richard Dillion, noted librarian and author on many articles and books on California, "The name was an alias adopted by an Ohio Argonaut in 1853 when he became a gambler in the California mining camps. His real name was Major C. Bolin, the Major being his first name and not a military title." This is an account, in Bolin's own words related to his attorney, A. A. Sargent, of his life in California and Oregon that ended with a dramatic escape from prosecution for murder, to be capture, returned for trial, conviction and execution.
Narratie Life & Adventures of Major C. Bolin by Butler David Aka Major Bolin - 1966
by Butler David Aka Major Bolin
Narratie Life & Adventures of Major C. Bolin
by Butler David Aka Major Bolin
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Lewis Osborne, 1966. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. Narrative Life and Adventures of Major C. Bolin Alias David Butler Lewis Osborne, 1966, unstated edition Hardback in good condition with good paper cover. Text is clean and unmarked binding tight. Cloth cover is clean with gold embossing, classic laid paper cover is also clean, maps inside front and back covers of Nevada and California. Butler an Ohio Argonaut in 1853 became a gambler in the California mining camps of the day. Major Bolin was his real name not a military title but David Butler became him, the gambler and epitomized the wayward emigrants of whom California made rich and many of whom became desperadoes, thieves ending up on the front pages of the early news papers. This is the story of one such man and the case of The People vs. David Butler which ended in Butler being hung. Also enclosed is a facsimile of the Nevada Democrat for March 3, 1858. B&W illustrations, 87 pages.
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Major C. Bolin, Alias David Butler, as Related by Himself to A.A. Sargent
by Butler, David (aka Major C. Bolin), and Richard H. Dillon
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Major C. Bolin, Alias David Butler, As Related by Himself to A. A. Sargent
by Butler, David (Aka Major C. Bolin) , and Richard H. Dillon
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Palo Alto, CA: Lewis Osborne. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of edition published by Lewis Osborne in 1966. Book is crisp and clean, printed on heavy laid paper. Green cloth boards are lightly sunned. Binding is tight, corners are sharp, and pages are immaculate. Plain wrapper dust jacket is lightly tanned. Long introduction by Richard H. Dillon. A story of "the way California and Oregon really were" in the Gold Rush days. Illustrated Newspaper foldout--a facsimile of the Nevada Democrat--laid in at rear. Map endpapers. Small 4to. 88 pp. .
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Major C. Bolin, Alias David Butler, As Related by Himself to A. A. Sargent
by Bolin, Major C. (A.K.A. David Butler); Sargent, A. A. (related by)
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Palo Alto: Lewis Osborne, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Quarto. 88 pages. Green cloth hardcover with gilt heart, club, diamond and spade illustration on the front cover and title on the spine. White dust jacket. Map illustrated end papers. A facsimile copy of an 1858 Nevada Democrat newspaper laid inside the rear cover. Dust jacket is soiled and edge worn.
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