GOLD FEVER Part Two: San Francisco 1851-1852 - Softcover

Salter, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587903008 ISBN 13: 9781587903007

Publisher: Regent Press, 2014

Synopsis

San Francisco has been torched twice in the space of six weeks. Merchants and residents are angry and organized in a Committee of Vigilance to arrest, try and hang the arsonists and all the other cutthroats, villains and armed criminals that make the city a dangerous, lawless den of inequity in 1851 and 1852. The Governor, his cronies, and the corrupt city and county officials are determined to rein in the Committee of Vigilance even if it means civil war. Pierre and Manon Dubois must negotiate their way carefully through the minefield of warring factions, treacherous streets, and from competition of the boatloads of new immigrants, Jezebels and fortune hunters arriving weekly. The city is still a ruthless man's world where Yankee men control commerce, can bribe juries and customs officials, and deport foreign immigrants at will. Can Manon realize her dream to own and run a high-end French restaurant employing women chefs in competition with the established male-owned and staffed restaurants? Can Pierre establish a viable notary and private detective agency in this uncertain environment? Can Manon's women partners, associates and employees prevail in their careers in the still lawless town with over 2,000 saloons, innumerable gambling palaces and dens, fancy bordellos and sex-slave cribs? Ken Salter is a professor emeritus in Communication Studies at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, where he taught critical thinking and persuasive writing courses and directed pre-legal studies. He is also an international attorney specialized in international real estate and mining. He directed a placer gold mining company for 15 years based in Mexico and Chile. He is author of several books about famous legal trials, including the Trial of Dan White, who killed San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. He and his French wife live in Berkeley, CA and in the Auvergne, France.

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About the Author

KEN SALTER is a professor emeritus in Communication Studies at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, where he taught critical thinking and persuasive writing and directed pre-legal studies. He is also an international attorney specialized in international real estate and mining. He directed a placer gold mining company for 15 years based in Mexico and Chile. He is author of several books about famous legal trials, including the Trial of Dan White, who killed San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. He and his French wife live in Berkeley, CA and in the Auvergne, France. See his web site at: www.salterken.com.

From the Back Cover

The decision to follow the trials and tribulations of the characters introduced in the first volume of this trilogy from 1851 through 1856 was prompted by the positive response from so many readers of the first volume. I have also responded to their questions at length in the questions for book club discussion and the companion interview which follow this short note.While most of the characters in this second volume of the trilogy are completely fictional, all the characters we meet in Sonora, California are based on actual French merchants and persons residing in Sonora in 1851. I am indebted to Mary Grace Paquette and her diligent research published by The Tuolumne County Historical Society in Sonora, California entitled Then Came The French — The History of the French in Tuolumne County California. She provided much of the detail for Pierre Dubois' contacts, persons and meetings in the chapters set in Sonora.As with the first volume, my French translator, Suzanne Maseo has assisted me greatly with her suggestions for notable French characters like Marie Suize (aka Marie Pantalon) to be included. Her lively and entertaining translation of this second volume will appear later. I am also indebted to Joe Miler for his careful reading and critique of the last draft.

Edition details

• Publisher: Regent Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1587903008
• ISBN 13: 9781587903007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 346