Humbugs and heroes;: A gallery of California pioneers,

by Richard H. Dillon

Book Overview

Humbugs & Heroes contains the biographies of a great number of famous and not-so-famous early pioneers. They are all interesting characters, wether heroes or not. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0006C03LS
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Humbugs and Heroes

Sixty-three of the most interesting figures in California's history are the subject of these fascinating biographies. Richard Dillon presents his characters in short, lively informative sketches that capture all the excitement of their unusual and stimulating lives. --- from book's back cover. Subjects include: Grizzly Addams, Lucky Baldwin, Black Bart, Fong Ching (alias Little Pete), Henry George, Ishi, Captain Jack, James King of William, Jack London, Ng Poon Chew, Emperor Norton, Robert Louis Steverson, Mark Twain, Isaac Van Nuys, Tiburcio Vasquez and many more.