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Project Gutenberg's Starr King in California, by William Day Simonds This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Starr King in California Author: William Day Simonds Release Date: November, 2003 [Etext #4641] Posting Date: January 28, 2010 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STARR KING IN CALIFORNIA *** Produced by David Schwan STARR KING IN CALIFORNIA By William Day Simonds Author of "The Christ of the Human Heart" "Patriotic Addresses" "Sermons From Shakespeare" Dedicated to the Memory of Honorable Horace Davis of San Francisco as the only Tribute of Respect Now Possible to one whose Friendly Interest and Assistance the Author Here Gratefully Acknowledges Up to the time of Starr King's death it was generally believed that he, more than any other man, had prevented California and the whole Pacific Coast from falling into the gulf of disunion. It is certain that Abraham Lincoln held this opinion Edwin Percy Whipple Contents Introduction Part I In Old New England Part II California in 1860 Part III California's Hour of Decision Part IV Philanthropist and Preacher Part V In Retrospect Illustrations Starr King Monument Portrait of Starr King Introduction This book is the result of the author's strong desire to know the truth relative to a critical period in the history of California, and a further strong desire to deal justly by the memory of a man recent historians have been pleased to pass by with slight acknowledgment. What was the nature and measure of Starr King's influence on the Pacific Coast during the Civil War? To be able to answer that question has cost more time and study than the reader could be brought to believe. It has necessitated a thorough examination of all published histories of California, of numerous biographies, of old newspapers, memoirs, letters and musty documents. It has involved interviews with prominent persons as well as a careful study of earlier writings upon Starr King in books and magazines. Best of all it has compelled the writer
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