Item #10970 California: The Wonder of the Age. A Book for Every One Going to or Having an Interest in that Golden Region; Being the Report of Thomas Butler King. Thomas Butler King.
California: The Wonder of the Age. A Book for Every One Going to or Having an Interest in that Golden Region; Being the Report of Thomas Butler King

California: The Wonder of the Age. A Book for Every One Going to or Having an Interest in that Golden Region; Being the Report of Thomas Butler King

New York: William Gowans, 1850. Unauthorized edition. 34pp. Octavo [22 cm] Marbled wrappers. Near fine. Item #10970

King arrived in California on June 4, 1849, by way of the Isthmus of Panama. In this government report, laid on the table March 27, 1850, King reported on the conditions of California and its potential, and gave Washington its first official information on the gold strike. While in California, he served as the U.S. Collector of Customs at San Francisco. He argued for the exclusion of foreigners from the mines. King also recognized the serious plight of the miners working the diggings. Cowan [I] p.130. Howes K153. Kurutz 377c. Sabin 37837.

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