This is the autobiography of a man who traveled through early California and the Southwest in the 1800's. How did we find the story of James O. Pattie? Through a remarkable stroke of luck.
An anonymous traveler passed through Cincinnati one day in 1830, and the local newspaper carried a story about him. The man was identified only as "a passenger who arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz," and the story contained a few of the man's vague, political comments about Mexico.
Had they taken the time to interview him, his stories would have filled an entire newspaper. His name was James O....
This is the autobiography of a man who traveled through early California and the Southwest in the 1800's. How did we find the story of James O. Pat...