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OTHER BOOKS BY DALE L. WALKER
Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West
The Boys of ’98: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
Eldorado: The California Gold Rush
Westward: A Fictional History of the American West
Januarius MacGahan: War Correspondent
Rough Rider: Buckey O’Neill of Arizona
Will Henry’s West
In a Far Country
Jack London: No Mentor but Myself
Mavericks: Ten Uncorralled Westerners
Praise for Pacific Destiny
“Unlike many investigators, Walker does not claim that he has found the truth about these and many other mysteries. He presents the evidence (both pro and con), and lets his reader draw their own conclusion.”
—The Mail-Star (Halifax)
“Engrossing … a compelling narrative.”
—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Bear Flag Rising
“An electrifying account of the quest for the Pacific Coast.”
—Booklist
“An expertly written, well-documented history of the American seizure of California from Mexico.”
—Kirkus Reviews
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Illinois, the son of a career army sergeant, Dale L. Walker is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso whose many books reflect his varied historical interests: military and Western history, 19th century “Golden Age” journalism, biography, and Jack London studies. Among his books are Januarius Macgahan: The Life and Times of an American War Correspondent; Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West; The Boys of ’98: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders; Bear Flag Rising: The Conquest of California; Pacific Destiny; and Eldorado: The California Gold Rush. He is a four-time winner of the Spur Award from Western Writers of America, the Owen Wister Award for life achievement in the history and literature of the American West, and many other awards, and is a member of the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters.Walker, who lives in El Paso, Texas, with his wife of 43 years, Alice McCord, has been involved in virtually every aspect of the book business. He has served as a university press director, newspaper book page editor, magazine editor, fiction editor for Forge Books, book columnist and reviewer, and has written historical books, magazine articles, and fiction. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
PACIFIC DESTINY
Dedication
Epigraphs
Maps
Introduction
Prologue
Part One: Sea-Lanes
1. The Pacific Littoral
2. The River of the West
3. Nootka Sound
Part Two: Astoria
4. Pro Pelle Cutem
5. The Voyage of the Tonquin
6. The Phial of Wrath
7. The Overlanders
Part Three: Wilderness Crossings
8. To the Tetons
9. South Pass
10. Fort Vancouver
11. Captain Smith
12. Kelley’s Odyssey
13. The Iceman
Part Four: Out to Arcadia
14. The Macedonian Cry
15. Spies
16. Champoeg
17. Sapling Grove
18. Jumping Off
Part Five: Medicine Road
19. Toward the Elephant
20. The Great Migration
21. The Parallel
22. The Bostonian
23. Waiilatpu
24. Last Trails
Epilogue
Notes
Sources
Bibliography
Index
BEAR FLAG RISING
Dedication
Epigraphs
Map
Introduction
Prologue
Part One: The coast of Cathay
1. The Spaniards
2. The Mexicans
3. The Californios
4. Nueva Helvetia
Part Two: Bear Flag Rising
5. The Dark Horse
6. Frémont
7. Hawk’s Peak
8. Klamath Lake
9. War
10. Los Osos
11. Olómpali
12. Stockton
Part Three: Conquest
13. Kearny
14. Santa Fé
15. Los Angeles
16. San Pascual
17. Mule Hill
18. San Gabriel
19. Cahuenga
20. Last Battle
21. Return
22. Court-martial
Epilogue
Notes
Sources
Bibliography
Index
Other Books by Dale L. Walker
Praise for Pacific Destiny & Bear Flag Rising
About the Author
Copyright
PACIFIC DESTINY AND BEAR FLAG RISING
Pacific Destiny copyright © 2000 by Dale L. Walker
Bear Flag Rising copyright © 1999 by Dale L. Walker
All rights reserved.
Pacific Destiny maps by Mark Stein
Bear Flag Rising map © 1999 by Miguel Roces
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