Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Major C. Bolin, Alias David Butler, as Related by Himself to A.A. Sargent

Butler, David (aka Major C. Bolin), and Richard H. Dillon

Published by Lewis Osborne, 1966

About this Item

Major C. Bolin, aka David Butler, was one of the many notorious individuals of the California Gold Rush. From the Introduction by Richard Dillion, noted librarian and author on many articles and books on California, "The name was an alias adopted by an Ohio Argonaut in 1853 when he became a gambler in the California mining camps. His real name was Major C. Bolin, the Major being his first name and not a military title." This is an account, in Bolin's own words related to his attorney, A. A. Sargent, of his life in California and Oregon that ended with a dramatic escape from prosecution for murder, to be capture, returned for trial, conviction and execution.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Major C. Bolin, Alias David Butler, as Related by Himself to A.A. Sargent
• Publisher: Lewis Osborne
• Publication Date: 1966
• Language: English
• Binding: Hard cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Western Americana