- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press; New edition edition (1 Mar 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0806127333
- ISBN-13: 978-0806127330
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,115,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A biography of Thomas O. Larkin, one of the most important men in Californian history. He settled in Mexican California in 1832 and became a successful merchant, financier and land developer. He later worked as a secret agent of the US during California's transition to American control.
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Who is T.O. Larkin?
8 April 2012
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Even though I fancy myself a student of California history, I had never heard of this gentleman. At the end of this book, I felt that I had met a man who was probably representative of many men of his era but one that was never so well documented. This book is a fast and interesting read. I was thankful that T.O. Larkin and his heirs had maintained so many of his letters and correspondence and that the authors had waded through it to produce such a concise and thorough picture of his life. The authors were very careful not to judge; however, they fleshed in the man, juxtaposed as he was, in the turbulent California of the 1840s and 1850's. It is a well balanced book in that one is able to form of an opinion of the man and a feel for the historical forces around him. I recommend this book as an enlightening and informative read.
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