Author: RAWLINGS, LINDA (ANNIE E. KENNEDY AND JOHN BIDWELL) Title: Dear General the Private Letters of Annie E. Kennedy and John Bidwell 1866-1868
Description: Sacramento, CA: California Department of Parks and Recreation, 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900) , known in Spanish as Don Juan Bidwell, was a Californian pioneer, politician, and soldier. Bidwell is known as the founder the city of Chico, California. Born in New York, he emigrated at the age of 22 to Alta California (then a part of Mexico) as part of the Bartleson–Bidwell Party, one of the first expeditions of American emigrants along the California Trail. In California, he became a Mexican citizen and a prominent landowner, receiving multiple rancho grants from the governors of Alta California. Following the U. S. Conquest of California, Bidwell went on to serve in the California Senate and then in the U. S. House of Representatives. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Californiana Linda Rawlings Annie E. Kennedy John Bidwell Western Americana Civil War
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