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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Rise, Ruin & Restoration: A History of Sutter's Fort

Rise, Ruin & Restoration: A History of Sutter's Fort

Stapp, Cheryl Anne

Paperback

Regional: West

ISBN10: 194171370X
ISBN13: 9781941713709
Publisher: Andrew Benzie Books
Published: Apr 10 2018
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Every year, Sutter's Fort attracts more than 100,000 visitors from all over the world, and occasionally the very famous come. Queen Elizabeth II scheduled Sutter's Fort as a must-see during her 1983 tour of California. Rise, Ruin and Restoration answers the questions visitors ask: - Why (and how) did Swiss immigrant John Sutter build a high-walled fortress in the wilderness? Who were his employees? - Who were the pioneers that traveled to California in covered wagons, making Sutter's Fort their initial destination? - What was the role Sutter's Fort played in the rescue of the Donner Party? The Bear Flag Revolt? The American conquest of California?- Why did the 1848 gold discovery bring ruin-and who owned Sutter's Fort after John Sutter left? When did the structure decay and collapse?- Why was it important to restore Sutter's Fort in the 1890s? How much did it cost?- What great discovery in the 20th century changed the ways in which visitors experience Sutter's Fort today?

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