Sutter’s Gold (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Frédéric Louis Sauser
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1834-1880
- Setting: Switzerland, the United States, and Canada
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Nineteenth century, California, West, U.S., Immigration or emigration, Canada or Canadians, San Francisco, Pacific Northwest, Switzerland or Swiss people, Gold mines or mining, Gold, Precious metals or stones
- Locales: United States, Canada, Switzerland
Characters Discussed
John Augustus Sutter, a Swiss emigrant to America, a magnificent dreamer and methodical man of action who builds and loses an empire in California. In 1834, he is a penniless Swiss fugitive, vagabond, and swindler named Johann August Suter. He deserts his wife and four children and sails for America. His family has no news of him until he becomes famous as General John Augustus Sutter, one of the richest men in the world, the lord of a vast domain in California. Shrewd in maneuvers and a skillful diplomat, he steers a careful course and maintains good...
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