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Title: Starr King in California

Author: William Day Simonds

Release Date: November, 2003 [Etext #4641]
Posting Date: January 28, 2010

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STARR KING IN CALIFORNIA

By William Day Simonds

Author of

"The Christ of the Human Heart"
"Patriotic Addresses"
"Sermons From Shakespeare"

Dedicated to the Memory of Honorable Horace Davis of San Francisco as
the only Tribute of Respect Now Possible to one whose Friendly Interest
and Assistance the Author Here Gratefully Acknowledges

Up to the time of Starr King's death it was generally believed that he,
more than any other man, had prevented California and the whole Pacific
Coast from falling into the gulf of disunion. It is certain that Abraham
Lincoln held this opinion

Edwin Percy Whipple

Contents

Introduction

Part I
In Old New England

Part II
California in 1860

Part III
California's Hour of Decision

Part IV
Philanthropist and Preacher

Part V
In Retrospect

Illustrations

Starr King Monument

Portrait of Starr King

Introduction

This book is the result of the author's strong desire to know the
truth relative to a critical period in the history of California, and
a further strong desire to deal justly by the memory of a man recent
historians have been pleased to pass by with slight acknowledgment.

What was the nature and measure of Starr King's influence on the Pacific
Coast during the Civil War? To be able to answer that question has cost
more time and study than the reader could be brought to believe. It
has necessitated a thorough examination of all published histories of
California, of numerous biographies, of old newspapers, memoirs, letters
and musty documents. It has involved interviews with prominent persons
as well as a careful study of earlier writings upon Starr King in books
and magazines. Best of all it has compelled the writer