From Publishers Weekly
Long before the Beach Boys, there was the "California Dream," and New England-born Larkin was among the first to pursue it. In 1832, as a young man without a formal education, Larkin traveled to desolate Mexican California in search of his fortune. First as a merchant in Monterey and later as a land speculator who worked largely in booming San Francisco, he became extremely wealthy before his death in 1858. Depicted as a patriot and "gentle imperialist" in this tedious bigoraphy that lacks analysis and color, Larkin served as U.S. consul and secret agent during the ticklish Americanization process in 1846-1847. Hague and Langum are the authors of, respectively, Road to California and Law and Community on the Mexican California Frontier.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .
