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The Larkin Papers
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Thomas O. Larkin
Arriving in Mexican California in 1832, Thomas O. Larkin (1802-1858) expected to become a rich man-and he did: he became a successful merchant, financier, and land developer. Larkin also became the confidant of California officials, American consul to California, and secret agent of the president of the United States during the territory’s transition from Mexican to American control. Harlan Hague and David Langum have uncovered a large body of new information, shedding light on many aspects of Larkin’s personal life as well as on his business and diplomatic activities. Historians and general readers will welcome this full-scale biography of one of the most important men in the history of early California.
Intimate Frontiers
Explores the role of sex and gender on California's multi-cultural frontier under the influences of Spain, Mexico, and the United States.
The Carmelo Diaries
The modern story begins at the time when the world famous Pro-Am golf tournament is played at Pebble Beach, California. Rita Minetti, eighth generation Californian, is enmeshed in a mysterious burglary of her antique bookshop in Pebble Beach. The pivotal part of the burglary is the disappearance of family diaries, written in Spanish, by Clarita de Segovia, born in Alta California. Clarita, age fifteen, began writing a diary during her sequestered days before her marriage to a man she had never met. She continued writing dairies during a tumultuous time in California history. The American Conquest and The Gold Rush. Her granddaughter, Isabel, brings the story to the twentieth century by writing more about Clarita and her descendents in her own journals. An ambitious Monterey County Sheriff is eager to question Rita, her friends, and her family, while Rita believes she can solve the mystery by herself. She is torn between the quest of finding the diaries, protecting the family prestige, and pursuing her goal of selling Claritia's story to a television production company.
21 Prayers of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving prayers are powerful! This book will transform your prayer life through using the everyday spiritual tool of thanksgiving. Using the 21 prayers will open your eyes to the unseen, draw you into God's presence, unlock conversations with God, keep you hopeful, banish fear and doubt, bring clarity and experience miracles. "This book incorporates thoughtful scripture and points to help enhance your faith and understanding of God's word. It is a must read!" - Amazon customer
Gifts from the Celestial Kingdom
In 1850 a sailing vessel was wrecked on the California coast with a rich cargo of Chinese goods bound for the Gold Rush. This book uses the fate of the vessel for a dual purpose: to tell the story of the beginnings of direct commerce between China and California and to explore the potential of contextual archaeology by tracing the cargo back to its origins in China.
Raising the Flag
Since its inception the United States has sent envoys to advance American interests abroad, both across oceans and to areas that later became part of the country. Little has been known about these first envoys until now. From China to Chile, Tripoli to Tahiti, Mexico to Muscat, Peter D. Eicher chronicles the experience of the first American envoys in foreign lands. Their stories, often stranger than fiction, are replete with intrigues, revolutions, riots, war, shipwrecks, swashbucklers, desperadoes, and bootleggers. The circumstances the diplomats faced were precursors to today’s headlines: Americans at war in the Middle East, intervention in Latin America, pirates off Africa, trade defici...
The Central Sacramento Valley Story
After describing the Central Valley of California the book focuses on the flood plain of the Sacramento River where most of the lands adjoining the river were a series of Mexican Land Grants. These grants were broken into private holdings after statehood and the challenging effort to reclaim the overflow lands began. The book covers the political and natural challenges in reclaiming these lands together with the introduction of a new crop, rice, and the development of new machines, primarily the Caterpillar tractor, that aided significantly in making the reclamation efforts successful.
Simple Prayer
Do you desire a more fulfilling prayer life? Rachel has discovered a simpler way to pray - a way that turns ordinary moments into extraordinary divine encounters. Having an amazing prayer life is not for the famous Christians. It’s for all of us, ordinary people who are seeking the extraordinary. You will discover: How simple and effective prayer can be. How you can see God turn up in your normal everyday life. How you can pray when life is tough so that you keep going and not give up. The steps to create your personal prayer growth plan. How prayer journaling can transform your relationship with God. How to get from fig tree praying to mountain moving praying! The secret of keeping prayer simple - 3 ways of talking with God that will ignite a spark in your Christian walk
Uzbekistan Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information
2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Uzbekistan Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook
