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Win Blevins, James Ohio Pattie
ASIN: B00DUFCSJ8
Publisher: Win Blevins
Pages: 274

This is the autobiography of a man who traveled through early California and the Southwest in the 1800's. How did we find the story of James O. Pattie? Through a remarkable stroke of luck.An anonymous traveler passed through Cincinnati one day in 1830, and the local newspaper carried a story about him. The man was identified only as "a passenger who arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz," and the story contained a few of the man's vague, political comments about Mexico.Had they taken the time to interview him, his stories would have filled an entire newspaper. His name was James O. Pattie, and he had just returned from wandering in the almost unknown territory between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean.But, at a bookstore on Main Street, the owner Timothy Flint, was interested in Pattie's stories. Flint, once a missionary and minister, had given up religion in favor of writing ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 39 ratings