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| general john bidwell: John Bidwell and California John Bidwell, Michael J. Gillis, Michael F. Magliari, 2003 |
| general john bidwell: Addresses, Reminiscences, Etc. of General John Bidwell John Bidwell, 1907 John Bidwell (1819-1900) was born in Chautaugua County, New York, and lived in Ohio when he decided to seek his fortune in California in 1841 and journeyed west as part of the first emigrant train going overland from Missouri to California. There he found work at Fort Sutter. He sided with governor Micheltorena in the 1844 revolt but aided the Bear Flag rebels in 1846. After serving with Frm̌ont, he returned to Fort Sutter. Among the first to find gold on Feather River, Bidwell used his earnings to secure a grant north of Sacramento in 1849, and he spent the rest of his life as a farmer at Rancho Chico, becoming a leader of the state's agricultural interests. A Democrat and Unionist during the Civil War, Bidwell served in the U.S. House, 1864-66, and was the Prohibition Party's candidate for governor (1890) and President (1892). Throughout his life in California, he was a friend to Native American tribes. Addresses, reminiscences...(1906) includes a biographical sketch of Bidwell as well as Bidwell's own reminiscences and political speeches. The Bidwell first-person narrative interspersed through this volume is based on the text that first appeared serially in the Century Magazine in 1890. The first section of the memoir, journal entries for May 8-November 6, 1891, together with a summary of Bidwell's activities in the following months and a meteorological register for November 1841-April 1842, was published by a friend in Missouri some time in 1843 or 1844. (A Journey to California pp. [66-98]). Subsequent portions of the memoir were composed by Bidwell much later, probably in the late 1880s. Bidwell's memoirs focus on his overland journey to California and life in his new home state before the discovery of gold. He offers details of Johann Sutter and his colony, the Frm̌ont expedition, Native Americans, California politics under Mexico, and early discoveries of gold. The Bidwell speeches published here include several papers delivered before local agricultural societies and political addresses delivered by Bidwell as a candidate. |
| general john bidwell: Dear General Annie E. Kennedy Bidwell, 1993 |
| general john bidwell: Annie Kennedy Bidwell Lois Halliday McDonald, 2004 Over the past few decades, thanks to a new generation of historians, our sense of just exactly who were the Founders of nineteenth-century American California has been significantly enlarged and enhanced. With the publication of this meticulously researched and elegantly written biography, what many of us have long suspected now stands clear: namely that Annie Kennedy Bidwell--in her concern for civilized and humane values and her willingness to put such values into practice--ranks among the great women of California in the nineteenth century. Like her husband, Annie Bidwell was a Founder. Historian Lois Halliday McDonald has recovered for us the splendor and moral purpose of an engaged and value-oriented American life. --Kevin Starr, University Professor of History, University of Southern California; State Librarian Emeritus |
| general john bidwell: Life in California Before the Gold Discovery John Bidwell, 1966 |
| general john bidwell: The Christian Heritage of the 50 United States of America Catherine Millard, 2000 The Christian heritage and history of the fifty United States of America inherent in their state constitutions, seals, insignia, bibles, mottoes, songs, hymns, coat of arms, flags, historical records, anecdotes and memorabilia. In addition, it includes numerous states greatest heroes and heroines chosen to represent them in the U. S. Capital Hall of Fame. Many of these distinguished persons were pastors, evangelists, and missionaries. |
| general john bidwell: Move, Mount, Shoot John Bidwell, Robin Scott, 1990 Sporting clay shooters are constantly striving for consistency. Move, Mount, Shoot describes the maintained lead method, an easily learned technique which will help both novice and expert alike achieve spectacular results. The book also examines the importance of mental preparation, . and includes advice on choosing a gun and equipment. Move, Mount, Shoot is the only comprehensive manual of this winning technique. |
| general john bidwell: A Short Biographical Sketch of General John Bidwell John Bidwell, 1900 |
| general john bidwell: Equine Anesthesia E-Book William W. Muir, John A. E. Hubbell, 2008-12-08 All veterinary team members involved in the everyday care of horses that require anesthesia or special emergency care will benefit from this reliable and inclusive resource. This text provides all of the information needed to prepare, conduct, and monitor the administration of drugs in order to produce safe and effective anesthesia, treat pain, respond to adverse effects, and perform and monitor emergency and critical care treatment. It is the most comprehensive and detailed book available on these subjects, addressing the needs and concerns of practitioners in both hospital and field settings. - Discusses all aspects of equine anesthesia, including history, physiology, pharmacology, drug dosages, patient preparation, induction-maintenance-recovery of anesthesia management of potential complications, and more. - Provides a detailed review of the respiratory and cardiovascular physiology of the horse. - Provides thorough coverage of preoperative pain management in horses. - Covers emergency medical care and managing anesthetic complications in both hospital and field situations. - Includes information on the latest anesthetic drugs, including safe and effective protocols for different procedures, and the most up-to-date monitoring techniques. - Each contributor is a recognized expert in his or her respective equine specialty, renowned for clinical as well as academic and research expertise. - A complete update of all drug information and pain management techniques. - The very latest research findings and clinical applications of anesthetic agents and techniques. - The most recent developments in post-anesthetic care and monitoring. - A chapter on intravenous anesthetic and analgesic adjuncts to inhalation anesthesia. - A chapter on anesthesia and analgesia for donkeys and mules. - A chapter on perioperative pain management. - Many new illustrations as well as tables, graphs, boxes, key points, and summaries that make information instantly accessible. |
| general john bidwell: Monique and the Mango Rains Kris Holloway, 2011-05-01 Monique Dembele saves lives and dispenses hope in a place where childbirth is a life-and-death matter. Her unquenchable passion to improve the lot of the women and children in her West African village is matched by her buoyant humour in the face of unhappy marriage and backbreaking work. This is the deeply compelling story of the rare friendship between a young development volunteer and this midwife who defies tradition and becomes - too early in her own life - a legend. |
| general john bidwell: Shores Beyond Shores Irene Hasenberg Butter, John D Bidwell, Kris Holloway, 2019-09-17 Irene's first person Holocaust memoir, Shores Beyond Shores, is an account of how the heart keeps its common humanity in the most inhumane and turbulent of times. Irene's childhood is cut short when she and her family are deported to Nazi-controlled prison camps and finally Bergen-Belsen, where she is a fellow prisoner with Anne Frank. Later forbidden from speaking about her experiences by the American relatives who cared for her, Irene is now making up for lost time. Irene has shared the stage with peacemakers such as the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Elie Wiesel, and she considers it her duty to tell her story now and on behalf of the six million other Jews who have been permanently silenced. Book long description: Irene Butter's memoir of her experiences before, during and after the Holocaust is not a recounting of misery and tragedy; rather it is the genuine story of a girl coming to terms with a terrible event and choosing to view herself as a survivor instead of a victim. When the Dutch police knock on their door, Irene and her family are forced to leave their home and board trains meant for cattle. They are taken to Nazi-controlled prison camps and finally to Bergen-Belsen, where Irene is a fellow prisoner with Anne Frank. With limited access to food, shelter, and warm clothing, Irene's family needs nothing short of a miracle to survive. Irene's memoir tells the story of her experiences as a young girl before, during, and after the Holocaust, highlighting how her family came to terms with the catastrophe and how she, over time, came to view herself as a survivor rather than a victim. Throughout the book, her first-person account celebrates the love and empathy that can persist even in the most inhumane conditions. Irene's words send a poignant message against hate at a time when anti-Semitic, fascist and xenophobic movements around the globe are experiencing a resurgence. Irene, through her book, reminds us of the impact one person can have in choosing to follow the mantra, 'never a bystander' -- a phrase she adopted only 33 years ago, after her own voice was silenced by her cousins in the years after the Holocaust. Now, Irene Hasenberg Butter is a well-known inspirational speaker on her experiences during World War II. |
| general john bidwell: In California Before the Gold Rush John Bidwell, 1948 |
| general john bidwell: Toward Combined Arms Warfare Jonathan Mallory House, 1985 |
| general john bidwell: Assembling California John McPhee, 2010-04-01 At various times in a span of fifteen years, John McPhee made geological field surveys in the company of Eldridge Moores, a tectonicist at the University of California at Davis. The result of these trips is Assembling California, a cross-section in human and geologic time, from Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada through the golden foothills of the Mother Lode and across the Great Central Valley to the wine country of the Coast Ranges, the rock of San Francisco, and the San Andreas family of faults. The two disparate time scales occasionally intersect—in the gold disruptions of the nineteenth century no less than in the earthquakes of the twentieth—and always with relevance to a newly understood geologic history in which half a dozen large and separate pieces of country are seen to have drifted in from far and near to coalesce as California. McPhee and Moores also journeyed to remote mountains of Arizona and to Cyprus and northern Greece, where rock of the deep-ocean floor has been transported into continental settings, as it has in California. Global in scope and a delight to read, Assembling California is a sweeping narrative of maps in motion, of evolving and dissolving lands. |
| general john bidwell: Lydia Bailey Karen Nipps, 2013 Explores the life and work of Lydia Bailey, a leading printer in the book trade in Philadelphia from 1808 to 1861. Includes a list of almost nine hundred of her known imprints--Provided by publisher. |
| general john bidwell: Imperfect Union Steve Inskeep, 2020-01-14 Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and Jessie Frémont, the husband and wife team who in the 1800s were instrumental in the westward expansion of the United States, and thus became America's first great political couple John C. Frémont, one of the United States’s leading explorers of the nineteenth century, was relatively unknown in 1842, when he commanded the first of his expeditions to the uncharted West. But in only a few years, he was one of the most acclaimed people of the age – known as a wilderness explorer, bestselling writer, gallant army officer, and latter-day conquistador, who in 1846 began the United States’s takeover of California from Mexico. He was not even 40 years old when Americans began naming mountains and towns after him. He had perfect timing, exploring the West just as it captured the nation’s attention. But the most important factor in his fame may have been the person who made it all possible: his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont. Jessie, the daughter of a United States senator who was deeply involved in the West, provided her husband with entrée to the highest levels of government and media, and his career reached new heights only a few months after their elopement. During a time when women were allowed to make few choices for themselves, Jessie – who herself aspired to roles in exploration and politics – threw her skill and passion into promoting her husband. She worked to carefully edit and publicize his accounts of his travels, attracted talented young men to his circle, and lashed out at his enemies. She became her husband’s political adviser, as well as a power player in her own right. In 1856, the famous couple strategized as John became the first-ever presidential nominee of the newly established Republican Party. With rare detail and in consummate style, Steve Inskeep tells the story of a couple whose joint ambitions and talents intertwined with those of the nascent United States itself. Taking advantage of expanding news media, aided by an increasingly literate public, the two linked their names to the three great national movements of the time—westward settlement, women’s rights, and opposition to slavery. Together, John and Jessie Frémont took parts in events that defined the country and gave rise to a new, more global America. Theirs is a surprisingly modern tale of ambition and fame; they lived in a time of social and technological disruption and divisive politics that foreshadowed our own. In Imperfect Union, as Inskeep navigates these deeply transformative years through Jessie and John’s own union, he reveals how the Frémonts’ adventures amount to nothing less than a tour of the early American soul. |
| general john bidwell: Quest for Flight Craig S. Harwood, Gary B. Fogel, 2019-10-04 Quest for Flight reveals the amazing accomplishments of John J. Montgomery, a prolific inventor who piloted the glider he designed in 1883 in the first controlled flights of a heavier-than-air craft in the Western Hemisphere. |
| general john bidwell: John Bidwell Nancy Leek, 2010 This biography fills the need for more local history books about Chico's founder, John Bidwell. Bidwell helped organize the first overland covered wagon train of American settlers bound for the Golden State. He was John Sutter's right-hand man for a time, fought in the Mexican War, discovered gold on the Feather River, won election to Congress during the Civil War, and ran for President of the United States in 1892. |
| general john bidwell: The Mohicans of Stockbridge Patrick Frazier, 1994-01-01 A stirring story, much more humanly complicated than any Cooper had to tell, or indeed than has been told by previous historian. . . . Individual anecdotes Frzier has turned up might be the subjects of whole novels.--Boston Globe. With extensive research in primary sources, Frazier's account deserves praise for its insights into the uncharted waters of eighteenth-century Indian history.--Choice Immortalized by James Fenimore Cooper in The Last of the Mohicans, the Mohicans Indians originated in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Frazier, a specialist in Native American studies with the Library of Congress, presents a detailed, scholarly account of these Indians; he hopes to make his readers aware of the contributions they made to American history. He covers the Mohicans' conversion to Christianity and the ramifications this had for them. He examines the various ways they interacted with the settlers, both Dutch and New Englanders, in trading, and as soldiers and victims of expansion and alcohol. Frazier has done extensive research and uses solid documentation.--Library Journal The calm suggestiveness of The Mohicans of Stockbridge makes it a model for future studies of native peoples.--Times Literary Supplement. Patrick Frazier has been employed by the Library of Congress since 1959, most recently as a reference specialist on North American Indians. His publications include Portrait Index of North American Indians in Published Collections and a forthcoming guide to North American Indian collections in the Library of Congress. |
| general john bidwell: World War 3 , 1983 |
| general john bidwell: When It's Fourth and Long Josh Bidwell, 2007-08-01 At 23 years old, Josh Bidwell felt as if he were on the top of the world. A stellar college kicking career at the University of Oregon earned him a fourth-round NFL draft pick. But everything seemed to fall apart at the Packers' training camp when he received a diagnosis of aggressive testicular cancer. Now Josh shares his gripping story of overcoming adversity and eventually becoming one of the NFL's leading punters. From his insider's view, Josh describes what life is really like in the high-pressure world of professional sports--and how he is able to maintain a vibrant faith in a seemingly secular environment. He offers an inspiring tribute to those who influenced him along the way, and he provides tremendous motivation to readers who seek to overcome their own adversity or encourage others to become the people God created them to be. |
| general john bidwell: When One Religion Isn't Enough Duane R. Bidwell, 2018-11-13 An exploration into the lives of people who embrace two or more religious traditions, and what this growing community tells us about change in our society Named a best book of 2018 by Library Journal In the United States, we often assume religious and spiritual identity are pure, static, and singular. But some people regularly cross religious boundaries. These “spiritually fluid” people celebrate complex religious bonds, and in the process they blur social categories, evoke prejudice, and complicate religious communities. Their presence sparks questions: How and why do people become spiritually fluid? Are they just confused or unable to commit? How do we make sense of them? When One Religion Isn’t Enough explores the lives of spiritually fluid people, revealing that while some chose multiple religious belonging, many more inherit it. For many North Americans, the complicated legacies of colonialism are part of their family story, and they may consider themselves both Christian and Hindu, or Buddhist, or Yoruban, or one of the many other religions native to colonized lands. For some Asian Americans, singular religious identity may seem an alien concept, as many East Asian nations freely mix Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, and other traditions. Some African American Christians are consciously seeking to reconnect with ancestral spiritualities. And still other people are born into religiously mixed families. Jewish-Christian intermarriage led the way in the US, but religious diversity here is only increasing: almost four in ten Americans (39 percent) who have married since 2010 have a spouse who is in a different religious group. Through in-depth conversations with spiritually fluid people, renowned scholar Duane Bidwell explores how people come to claim and be claimed by multiple religious traditions, how spiritually fluid people engage radically opposed truth claims, and what this growing population tells us about change within our communities. |
| general john bidwell: California Carey McWilliams, 1999-04-02 This edition is graced by a new foreword by Lewis Lapham. |
| general john bidwell: American History in Image and Text John Bidwell, 1988 |
| general john bidwell: Land Grants in Alta California Cris Perez, 1996 |
| general john bidwell: Fifty Years of Masonry in California Edwin Allen Sherman, 1896 |
| general john bidwell: Travels in the Great Western Prairies Thomas Jefferson Farnham, 1843 Farnham was the leader of a group of Oregon-bound settlers known as the Peoria Party. The group left Independence on May 20, 1839. |
| general john bidwell: Thirty Years in California Samuel Hopkins Willey, 1879 Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821-1914), a Presbyterian seminarian in Massachusetts, sailed to California as a home missionary in December 1848. He was a chaplain of the 1849 constitutional convention and served churches in San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Benecia. From 1862 to 1869 he headed the College of California at Berkeley, which was turned over to the University of California. Thirty years in California (1879) contains his recollections of Presbyterian congregations in Monterey and San Francisco and the founding of the Howard Presbyterian Church in Happy Valley. He describes religious and civil affairs in San Francisco through the 1850s and his role as head of the College of California. |
| general john bidwell: Chico's Lemm Ranch Murders and Anti-Chinese Campaign of 1877 Michele Shover, 1998 |
| general john bidwell: American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care Jane Meschan Foy, 2016-03-31 The definitive manual of pediatric medicine - completely updated with 75 new chapters and e-book access. |
| general john bidwell: Japanese Papermaking Timothy Barrett, 2005-05-13 Japanese Papermaking: Traditions, Tools & Techniques sheds light on every facet of this time-honored craft and offers complete instructions on how to duplicate its exquisite results in the West. Part 1, 'The Craft in Japan', draws on the author's experience learning to make paper in Japan and documents Japanese papermaking as it has been practiced for centuries. Part 2, 'The Craft in the West', provides step-by-step instructions for the two methods of Japanese papermaking. Every aspect of papermaking is explained in depth, including cultivation of paper mulberry in the West, weaving the flexible mold surface and evaluation of the finished paper. A chapter on variations answers many common questions asked about the process, covering watermarking, making laminations with leaves and other natural materials, using Western equipment in Japanese processes, and making paper for printmaking, book conservation and other specific uses. A substantial bibliography and glossary further supplement the text. |
| general john bidwell: The Diary of Johann August Sutter Johann August Sutter, Douglas S. Watson, 2013-10 This is a new release of the original 1932 edition. |
| general john bidwell: Butte, the Story of a California County George C. Mansfield, 2022-10-27 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| general john bidwell: Graphic Passion John Bidwell, Michael M. Baylson, Frances Batzer Baylson, Sheelagh Bevan, Jay McKean Fisher, 2015 Recounts the publication history of nearly fifty books illustrated by Henri Matisse, including Lettres portugaises, Mallarmae's Poaesies, and Matisse's own Jazz. Explores his illustration methods, typographic precepts, literary sensibilities, and opinions about the role of the artist in the publication process--Provided by publisher. |
| general john bidwell: British Butchers and Bunglers of World War One John Laffin, 1988 This is a forceful and probing analysis of the British generals' leadership. For too long, John Laffin maintains, the generals' military reputation has not been examined critically enough, and he asks how those responsible for such catastrophic defeats were able to retain their commands. Haig, whose army suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, was still in command after five months more fighting and another 400,000 casualties. By the war's end the number of dead ran into millions; doggedly brave British Empire soldiers who, John Laffin believes, were killed, wounded or broken by commanders who were vain, egocentric or incompetent. But the generals, who blamed the dead and junior in rank, cannot be excused on the grounds that there was 'nothing else that they could do.' Even now, ninety years after the 'Great War for Civilization', this book raises uncomfortable questions. Dr Laffin draws on the memories and writings of those who took part and quotes other military historians to provide a lucid analysis of just what went wrong in the generals' leadership and how it resulted in such appalling losses, and concludes that they were not merely incompetent, but uncaring. Controversial, intelligent and uncompromising, this important book is an invaluable addition to the history of World War I and will be read by all interested in this period and its influence on succeeding campaigns. |
| general john bidwell: General John Bidwell National Prohibition Committee (U.S.), |
| general john bidwell: The Bonds of War Diana Dretske, 2021-04 |
| general john bidwell: The Book Encompassed Peter Davison, 1992-11-05 The most important survey volume to appear in almost fifty years, this collection provides a landmark in what has become the vast and vital field of bibliographic studies. |
| general john bidwell: The Life and Times of Gen'l John A. Sutter Thomas J. Schoonover, 1895 |
John Bidwell - Wikipedia
John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900), known in Spanish as Don Juan Bidwell, [1] was an American pioneer, politician, and soldier. Bidwell is known as the founder of the city of Chico, …
John Bidwell | California pioneer, explorer, farmer | Britannica
John Bidwell (born Aug. 5, 1819, Chautauqua County, N.Y., U.S.—died April 4, 1900, near Sacramento, Calif.) was a California civic and political leader who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. …
John Bidwell Bio (Prohibition Presidential 1892)
Bidwell went to California with the first overland expedition. During the Civil War, Bidwell was appointed a brigadier General in the California Militia, but he did not see combat. Bidwell’s …
The Life and Times of John Bidwell - The Historical Marker …
Apr 8, 2010 · John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous …
GEN. JOHN BIDWELL - goldennuggetlibrary.sfgenealogy.org
In 1850 Governor Burnett appointed General Bidwell and Judge Schoolcraft to convey a block of native gold-bearing quartz to Washington as California's contribution to the Washington …
JOHN BIDWELL - BIDWELL MANSION ASSOCIATION
From 1865 to 1866, Bidwell served California as its representative in the United States Congress. In the House of Representatives, he was a member of the House Agricultural Committee and …
John Bidwell of Chico, CA Life Story | AdmiredLife.com
Bidwell obtained the rank of major while fighting in the Mexican–American War. He served in the California Senate in 1849, supervised the census of California in 1850 and again in 1860. He …
JOHN BIDWELL: A PRINCE AMONG PIONEERS
JOHN BIDWELL, A PRINCE AMONG PIONEERS 51 verandas, surrounded by such lovely grounds as few can boast even in favored California. This was, these many years, the home of …
Addresses, reminiscences, etc. of General John Bidwell.
Bidwell's memoirs focus on his overland journey to California and life in his new home state before the discovery of gold. He offers details of Johann Sutter and his colony, the Frm̌ont expedition, …
John Bidwell - Encyclopedia.com
An American pioneer and agriculturist, John Bidwell (1819-1900) was instrumental in the settlement of California and remained active in its politics for half a century. John Bidwell was …
John Bidwell - Wikipedia
John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900), known in Spanish as Don Juan Bidwell, [1] was an American pioneer, politician, and soldier. Bidwell is known as the founder of the city of Chico, …
John Bidwell | California pioneer, explorer, farmer | Britannica
John Bidwell (born Aug. 5, 1819, Chautauqua County, N.Y., U.S.—died April 4, 1900, near Sacramento, Calif.) was a California civic and political leader who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. …
John Bidwell Bio (Prohibition Presidential 1892)
Bidwell went to California with the first overland expedition. During the Civil War, Bidwell was appointed a brigadier General in the California Militia, but he did not see combat. Bidwell’s …
The Life and Times of John Bidwell - The Historical Marker …
Apr 8, 2010 · John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous …
GEN. JOHN BIDWELL - goldennuggetlibrary.sfgenealogy.org
In 1850 Governor Burnett appointed General Bidwell and Judge Schoolcraft to convey a block of native gold-bearing quartz to Washington as California's contribution to the Washington …
JOHN BIDWELL - BIDWELL MANSION ASSOCIATION
From 1865 to 1866, Bidwell served California as its representative in the United States Congress. In the House of Representatives, he was a member of the House Agricultural Committee and …
John Bidwell of Chico, CA Life Story | AdmiredLife.com
Bidwell obtained the rank of major while fighting in the Mexican–American War. He served in the California Senate in 1849, supervised the census of California in 1850 and again in 1860. He …
JOHN BIDWELL: A PRINCE AMONG PIONEERS
JOHN BIDWELL, A PRINCE AMONG PIONEERS 51 verandas, surrounded by such lovely grounds as few can boast even in favored California. This was, these many years, the home of …
Addresses, reminiscences, etc. of General John Bidwell.
Bidwell's memoirs focus on his overland journey to California and life in his new home state before the discovery of gold. He offers details of Johann Sutter and his colony, the Frm̌ont expedition, …
John Bidwell - Encyclopedia.com
An American pioneer and agriculturist, John Bidwell (1819-1900) was instrumental in the settlement of California and remained active in its politics for half a century. John Bidwell was …
