ISBN: 9780759606333

Read the life of a true man among the men of early California -- Captain Granville Perry Swift, trapper, pioneer, grand-nephew of Daniel Boone, and Bear Flagger. A dauntless pioneer of th… Mehr…

Read the life of a true man among the men of early California -- Captain Granville Perry Swift, trapper, pioneer, grand-nephew of Daniel Boone, and Bear Flagger. A dauntless pioneer of the first class, of noble presence, generous and open-handed, Swift was said to be the Adonis of all the handsome men among the early settlers. From age ten on he traveled the Rocky Mountain and the Santa Fe trails with his uncle Nat Walker (a well-known trapper and trader in the early 1800's), came to California as a hunter and trapper in 1841. Successful ranching in northern Sacramento Valley placed him in the position of a leader with the group of men who stormed the Mexican garrison at Sonoma in 1846. This action is known as the Bear Flag Revolt and resulted in California becoming a United States republic. Under the command of John Fremont, he was made captain in the US Army during the Mexican War. Kit Carson was a close companion during the war. After the war he was in the right place at the right time and became rich by the early gold workings by 1848. His riches moved him definitely out of his known milieu as he moved from Colusa County to Sonoma in 1856, and began to enter high society, married, and built a mansion. Thanks to total access to all family papers and records, this book tells the story that has never been told fully until now of the life and times of Captain Granville Perry Swift -- a California Bear Flagger, a man among men, and a noble pioneer. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Biography>Historical Biog,Memoir>Hist Biog,Memoir, AuthorHouse Core >1<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: AUTHORHOUSE, 108 Seiten, L=203mm, B=127mm, H=7mm, Gew.=122gr, [GR: 25590 - TB/Geschichte/Sonstiges], [SW: - Biography / Autobiog… Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: AUTHORHOUSE, 108 Seiten, L=203mm, B=127mm, H=7mm, Gew.=122gr, [GR: 25590 - TB/Geschichte/Sonstiges], [SW: - Biography / Autobiography], Kartoniert/Broschiert<

ISBN: 9780759606333

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ISBN: 9780759606333

Billie Hobart,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by AuthorHouse Books Books ~~ Biography & Autobiography~~ Historical Captain-Granville-Perry-Swift~~Billie-Hobart AuthorHouse

2001, ISBN: 0759606331

Kartoniert / Broschiert BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:1st Book Library]