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NARRATIVE OF EDWARD McGOWAN, INCLUDING A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S ADVENTURES AND PERILS WHILE PERSECUTED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO VIGILANCE COMMITTEE OF 1856... by McGowan, Edward - 1917
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NARRATIVE OF EDWARD McGOWAN, INCLUDING A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S ADVENTURES AND PERILS WHILE PERSECUTED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO VIGILANCE COMMITTEE OF 1856...
by McGowan, Edward
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San F: Russell, 1917. [8],[8],240pp. Illus., some tinted, one colored. Original plain boards with printed paper label on spine, joints mended. Facsimile reprint of the rare 1857 original. One of 200 numbered copies. McGowan was accused of being an accomplice in the murder of James King of William, but managed to escape the Vigilantes. He published this narrative to vindicate his conduct. When McGowan returned to San Francisco, he edited the weekly newspaper, UBIQUITOUS, in which he was free to rail against the Committee and its actions. "...a prime rascal, one of the truly colorful characters in California during the middle of the last century" - Graff. An intriguing view of the Vigilance Committee. COWAN, p.407. GRAFF 2611. GREENWOOD 842. ADAMS SIX-GUNS 653. SABIN 43278. HOWES M103, "b." WHEAT GOLD RUSH 132. ZAMORANO 80, 54. ROCQ 10310.
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NARRATIVE OF EDWARD MCGOWAN INCLUDING A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S ADVENTURES AND PERILS WHILE PERSECUTED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO VIGILANCE COMMITTEE OF 1856
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San Francisco: Published by the author, 1857., 1857. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Original pictorial wrappers, viii, [9] - 240 pp., introduction, eight full-page illustrations [rather than the normally collated seven] and one text illustration. The 1857 edition is "exceedingly rare" according to Six Guns 1408. A gripping account of Edward McGowan's adventures and perils while persecuted Sby the San Francisco Vigilance Committee by who he was indicted for his involvement in the killing of James King in 1856. This account also has a report of his trial which resulted in his acquittal. Ned McGowan was one of the truly colorful characters of early California. Six Guns 1408 says "Scarce." "Contains some material on Jack Powers, with whom the author hid out when the vigilance committee was after him." Wheat Gold Rush 132 says, "The 'other side' of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856. Ned McGowan escaped from the Committee amid many exciting…
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