WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN: Gold Rush Banker
San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. 446 p. Ten photographs, one two-page. Informative account of the early years of William Sherman (1820-91), when the future Civil War general served as senior resident partner at a banking house in San Francisco between 1853 and 1857. This work is primarily based upon a number of acutely observed reports that Sherman wrote to the home office in St. Louis, detailing many of the tumultuous political, social, and financial events that swept San Francisco and California at mid-century. Includes descriptions of the gold regions and the activities of the Vigilance Committee. Inscribed by Clarke to esteemed Southern California historian Doyce R. Nunis, Jr. on the half-title. Octavo. Original blue cloth over green cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Typical light fading along the spine of the dust jacket; else near fine. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #61311
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