“It was a rainy afternoon when Mr. Marshall, a man with whom I had a contract for a sawmill, entered my office. He was soaked to the skin and looked wild-eyed.”

About John Sutter

Pioneer • American

John Augustus Sutter was a German-born Swiss pioneer who became a key figure in the history of California. He established Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the state's capital. His life...