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Dissertation

English

Houston, Flora Belle

The Mormons in California, 1846-1857

University of California, Berkeley

1929

Master's thesis

Houston describes the various Mormon settlements in California prior to 1857. Mention is made of the Mormon Battalion, the 'Brooklyn' colony (Sam Brannan and his company), and the settlement of San Bernardino.

San Bernardino, Calif.
California
Mormon Battalion, California
Gold rush, California
Colonization, California
Brannan, Samuel

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