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Reading the history of California and the gold rush, one
continually encounters historic discrepancies and contradictions,
especially about the character and ability of Peter Lassen, a
prominent California pioneer for whom the Lassen Trail, Lassen
Peak, and Lassen Volcanic National Park were named. While prominent
pioneers and military officers sought his company, advice, and
guidance, others, including some disillusioned, trail-worn
Argonauts and even some historians, denounced him and his
achievements. Working as a Park Ranger and historian at Lassen
National Park, Ken Johnston's curiosity was piqued and continued
through twenty years of research that has led to this fascinating
account of the life and legacy of Peter Lassen. This is the result
of "deep" research well presented. Readers will be bound to
consider the overwhelming evidence and draw conclusions totally
vindicating Peter Lassen.-Patricia and Dr. Jack Fletcher, authors
of Cherokee Trail Diaries. It has been almost fifty years since
anyone published a credible biography of Peter Lassen, one of the
West's most interesting pathfinders and characters. Johnston's
reevaluation of the legends, myths, misunderstandings, and outright
lies about the not-so-wily Dane is a worthy contribution to our
understanding of the opening of America's overland trails and the
conquest of California.-Will Bagley, author of So Rugged And
Mountainous Ken Johnston has succeeded in finding many different
extracts from the old-timers' records and diaries...together these
most important passages give us a magnificent portrait of Peter
Lassen and his contemporaries...I read it like I would read a
thriller. It is a book not only for history buffs-it appeals to
everyone who might have just the slightest interest in the old
days. -Rene Weybye Lassen, Denmark, four times removed great
grandnephew of Peter Lassen author of Uncle Peter
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