THE LIFE OF DAVID C. BRODERICK. A SENATOR OF THE FIFTIES

LYNCH, Jeremiah

Published by The Baker & Taylor Company, New York, 1911

About this Item

(13) 259 pp. Illustrated. Frontispiece from portrait of David C. Broderick with tissue guard. Original purple cloth with gilt front cover and spine titling. 5" x 7 1/2". The copyright page shows that the work was copyrighted in 1911 by the author. Cowan p.401 refers to a San Francisco imprint, also of 1911, not mentioned on this copyright page. David C. Broderick (1820 - 1859) was born of Irish parents in Washington D.C. He came to California in the Gold Rush. He became active in politics as a State Senator and acting Lieutenant Governor of California. He was politically powerful in San Francisco. He was a Democrat, but drifted to "Free Soil" in opposing slavery for California. In this, he incurred the wrath of former California Supreme Court Chief Justice David C. Terry, who favored slavery for California. The two men held a pistol duel near Lake Merced on September 13. 1859. When Broderick's pistol fired prematurely into the ground, he stood still while Terry shot him in the chest. Broderick died three days later. A Near Fine copy (Endpaper toning; minor edgewear at the spine-ends), now in a custom clear 4mil protective jacket.

Seller Inventory # 2423

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE LIFE OF DAVID C. BRODERICK. A SENATOR OF THE FIFTIES
• Publisher: The Baker & Taylor Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1911
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Custom Clear Mylar
• Seller catalogs:
  • San Francisco
  • Civil War
  • Law & Order
  • California Gold Rush
  • All Things Californian