The Biography of Henry Miller
by
Edward F. Treadwell
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
In 1850 a German immigrant with an adopted name and six dollars in his pocket arrived in San Francisco. Forty years later, Henry Miller was the largest private landowner in the United States and one of the most powerful men in California. His story is an important part of the history of land and water politics in 19th-century California.