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John Sutter

A Life on the North American Frontier

John Sutter( )
Author: Hurtado, Albert L.
ISBN:978-0-8061-3929-6
Publication Date:Oct 2008
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $29.95
Book Description:

A Swiss expatriate who attempted to create a personal empire in California's Sacramento Valley, John Sutter founded New Helvetia, a cosmopolitan settlement whose economy depended on Indian slaves and free labourers. Mining a wealth of sources, Albert Hurtado has written the definitive biography of Sutter.



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