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Henry Bigler was a common man who secured a place in history by accurately dating the 1848 discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in California. M. Guy Bishop provides a detailed look at his simple life.

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Henry William Bigler title Henry William Bigler Soldier Gold - photo 1
Henry William Bigler

title:Henry William Bigler : Soldier, Gold Miner, Missionary, Chronicler, 1815-1900
author:Bishop, Michael Guy.
publisher:Utah State University Press
isbn10 | asin:0874212537
print isbn13:9780874212532
ebook isbn13:9780585027234
language:English
subjectBigler, Henry William,--1815-1900, Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography, Mormon missionaries--West (U.S.)--Biography, California--Gold discoveries, Farmington (Utah)--Biography.
publication date:1998
lcc:F593.B65B57 1998eb
ddc:978/.02/092
subject:Bigler, Henry William,--1815-1900, Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography, Mormon missionaries--West (U.S.)--Biography, California--Gold discoveries, Farmington (Utah)--Biography.
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Henry William Bigler from Century Illustrated ca 1887 Courtesy of the - photo 2
Henry William Bigler
from Century Illustrated,
ca. 1887.
Courtesy of the
Bancroft Library,
Berkeley, California.
Page iii
Henry William Bigler
Soldier, Gold Miner, Missionary,
Chronicler
18151900
M. Guy Bishop
Utah State University Press
Logan, Utah
1998
Page iv
For Kathy,
and for our children,
Angela, Monica, Adrienne, Michael, Marinda,
Andrew, Matthew, Melissa, and Aubrianna.
Each of you deserves to have your name in this book.
Copyright 1998 Utah State University Press
All rights reserved
Utah State University Press
Logan, Utah 84322-7800
Typography by WolfPack
Cover design by Michelle Sellers
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bishop, Michael Guy, 1951
Henry William Bigler: soldier, gold miner, missionary, chronicler, 18151900 /M. Guy Bishop.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-87421-253-7 (cloth: acid-free paper)
ISBN 0-87421-254-5 (pbk: acid free paper)
1. Bigler, Henry William, 1815-1900. 2. PioneersWest (U.S.) Biography. 3. Mormon missionariesWest (U.S.)Biography. 4. CaliforniaGold discoveries. 5. Farmington (Utah)Biography. I. Title.
F593.B65 B57 1998
978'.02'092ddc21
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Contents
Introduction
vii
1 The Making of a Mormon, 183638
1
2 On the Forge, 183945
13
3 Marching to the Pacific, 184648
27
4 Sutter's Mill, 1848
49
5 Reluctant Argonaut, 184950
65
6 The Sandwich Islands, 185054
79
7 Marriage and Return to Hawaii, 185558
95
8 Family and Farming, 185976
113
9 The St. George Years, 187796
131
10 Chronicler
147
Notes
161
Bibliography
191
Index
205

Page vi
Illustrations
Henry William Bigler
ii
George A. Smith
12
Philip St. George Cook
26
Santa Fe in 1846
26
Henry Bigler's West (map)
36
San Diego in 1846
43
Mission San Luis Rey
43
Henry Bigler's Trail of Destiny (map)
48
Johann Augustus Sutter
52
Site of Marshall's Gold Discovery (map)
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