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Sam Brannan, described by California State Libararian, Kevin Starr, as a an "Outrageous Founder of California"....
The extraordinary Sam Brannan led the first contingent of the Great Mormon Migration to California by sea. Brannan and Company arrived aboard the ship Brooklyn with the hard working settlers who increased the population of San Francisco by 300 percent. Brannan is the man who brought news of the discovery of gold in California to San Francisco and the world through his newspaper. He named Calistoga, California. This flamboyant millionaire helped bring the San Francisco Vigilance Committee into being to stop rampant crime. The success of the Vigilance Committee bread similar "committees" of "Vigilantes" throughout the west.
Paperback, 255 pages, $13.95
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