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Idol of the West: the Fabulous Career of Rollin Mallory Daggett by Weisenburger, Francis Phelps Published by Syracuse University Press 1965 First Edition Hardcover Book/DJ Condition: F+/F 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pp; Book was packed away new. Never read with tight spine. No handwriting. FE P has darkened spot in corner where price sticker was. All corners tight. DJ would receive a higher grade but there are some minor ink flaws (mainly in the black text of the word "IDOL"). Gray cloth-covered boards, black and gold spine lettering, black ink spine panel. Eight pages of black & white illustrations. Endnotes. Selected bibliography. Index. Biography of a New York State native who journeyed to California in 1850 seeking gold, settling in San Francisco, where he cofounded the "Golden Era". One of the most distinguished literary magazines ever to come out of the West, the "Era" fostered such writers as Bret Harte, Artemus Ward, and Joaquin Miller. Soon news of silver in the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, enticed Daggett to move on once again. There he joined the staff of the "Territorial Enterprise", where he became one of Mark Twain's staunchest friends. Less than two decades later, Daggett launched a political career, serving as the lone Congressman from Nevada from 1879 to 1881 and later as American minister to the Hawaiian Islands for three significant years before annexation. In Hawaii, he became friendly with the native king, Kalakaua, and even collaborated with him on a book about Hawaiian legends, which Mark Twain's firm published.. ISBN: none Keywords: Biography,

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