The Letters of Peter H. Burnett: Realism and the Roots of California

by Peter H Burnett, Dominic Colvert (Editor)

Overview

The work will appeal to history enthusiasts and to a broad audience for information about 'manifest destiny' and the roots of modern California. If a reader's background rests on the general literature there may be many surprises. For example, the initiative to bring Federal peace and a measure of justice to the warring Indians came from Burnett.Burnett was raised in a family with slaves but he was one of the earliest to call for an end to the 'peculiar institution, ' and his Archy decision essentially reversed California's slide to being a de facto slave state

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781893426757
Publisher:	Solas Press
Publication date:	09/30/2013
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.60(d)