Author: Kurutz, Gary F. Truman, Benjamin C[umminngs. 1835 - 1916] - Subject
Title: BENJAMIN C. TRUMAN. California Booster & Bon Vivant
Description: San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1984. 1st Edition. 600 cc. Blue green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Plain white paper dust wrapper. 89, [1 (Colophon)] pp. Prospectus laid-in. Frontispiece. 8vo. Small abrasion to front board lower edge, else Fine. Dust wrapper a bit soiled & age-toned, Very Good. Truman "was an American journalist and author; in particular, he was a distinguished war correspondent during the American Civil War, and an authority on duels.. Truman owned five newspapers, including the San Diego Bulletin, where he lived for a time. He died on July 18, 1916 in Los Angeles, California." [Wiki] Herein, Kurutz focuses on Truman's time & activities in California, which he first visited in 1866, whereafter "he soon decided to make it his home and devote the rest of his life to promoting this new Eden.".

Keywords:


See more books from our catalog: Americana