Nancy J Taniguchi: 1 book
Dirty Deeds
Land, Violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
The California gold rush of 1849 created fortunes for San Francisco merchants, whose wealth depended on control of the city’s docks. But ownership of waterfront property was hotly contested. In an 1856 dispute over land titles, a county official shot an outspoken newspaperman, prompting a group...
