Click here to check out our other products on eCRATER!Custom Search Genealogy Images Of History! Type in your family name or a specific topic you are looking for..Search titles and descriptions. On all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount. Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved . Folks, here is the story of “Ubiquitous Ned”McGowan by William B. Secrest and if you want to read a sordid history of old time San Francisco, California politics, look at the massive index of the characters involved at the time. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND STORY Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about cowboy and Indians are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones about politicians, vigilantes and justice or injustice in the old west like this one are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out cause really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest. Here’s one of ‘em. PURCHASER WILL RECEIVE A FREE SEARCH OF MY WEBSITE WWW.GENEALOGYIMAGESOFHISTORY.COM IF YOU SEE AN ITEM OF INTEREST ON MY WEBSITE, JUST EMAIL ME AND I WILL PLACE IT ON eCRATER WITH A 10% DISCOUNT AND ALLOW YOU TO PURCHASE WITH BUYITNOW! Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf gathering dust. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell. This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost. Humbly, I am trying to keep history alive. I hope you appreciate the effort. CALIFORNIA’S PRINCE OF RASCALS By William B. Secrest ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1807 – 1893 ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA, CANADA, LOUISIANA GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: AH TOY, Chinese Madam BANCROFT, Hubert Howe, Historian BEGBIE, Judge, Dominion Chief Justice in British Columbia BIGLER, John, Governor BOVEE, Jim, San Francisco policeman BRANNAN, Mr., Editor of “State Capitol Gazette,” Harrisburg, Pennsylvania BREW, Chief Inspector of Police in British Columbia BRODERICK, David, Senator CASEY, James P. CENTER, John COLEMAN, William T., Vigilante Leader * CORA, Bella CORA, Charles CURTIS, Jim, Police Chief, San Francisco DEN, Don Nicolas, Dr. DENNISON, Jim DOUGLAS, Governor, in British Columbia FIFER, ex-Vigilante FOSTER, murderer, in British Columbia HEATH, Sheriff HERON, Matilda, Actress HICKS, Gold Commissioner, in British Columbia HICKSON, Constable, Hills Bar, British Columbia JOHNSON KING, James, Editor of San Francisco “Evening Bulletin” McGOWAN, Edward P. “Ned” and “Ubiquitous Ned” * MOODY, Colonel, Lieutenant Governor, in British Columbia MOORE, Lou NUGENT, John, Editor of San Francisco “Herald” ORTAGA, Pedro PACKARD, Vigilante PALMER, General PERRIER, Justice of Peace, Hills Bar, British Columbia POWERS, Jack, outlaw chief RICHARDSON, U. S. Marshal SECREST, William B., Author SKINNER, J. S. WALKER, William, of Nicaragua WHANNEL, Justice of Peace, Fort Yale, British Columbia PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE: Picture 1: “Ubiquitous Ned” McGowan, from a likeness used on the title page of his book. * Picture 2: San Francisco as it looked in he 1850’s when McGowan was cock of the walk. He was run out of town by the Vigilantes in 1856. * Picture 3: Ned McGowan was the most notorious fugitive in California when this Vigilante notice appeared. * Picture 4: A portion of the front page of McGowan’s newspaper, one of the more outrageous examples of frontier journalism. * Picture 5: William T. Coleman, leader of both the 1851 and 1856 San Francisco Viligante movements, and McGowan’s implacable enemy. * Picture 6: Sacramento, California as it appeared during the 1850s when “Ubiquitous Ned” was living in exile from San Francisco. * Picture 7: A sample of McGowan’s brand of journalism as it appeared in “Ubiquitous.” * PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE: Arizona Battalion for the Confederacy Arroya Hondo Ranch Barry and Patten’s Saloon, in San Francisco Battle of Camp Island Canada Chester County Bank Robbery, in Pennsylvania Commercial Hotel, San Francisco Confederate Navy Democratic Party Den Ranch “Exact,” schooner Federal Gunboats Fonda, tavern in Santa Barbara Forrest Theatre, San Francisco Fort Hope, British Columbia Fort Yale, British Columbia Fortress Monroe (prison) Fraser River, British Columbia Hills Bar, at Fort Yale International Hotel, San Francisco Louisiana Louisiana’s Bayou Teche Magnolia Saloon, Sacramento Meigg’s Wharf, San Francisco Mission Dolores Monterey Napa County, California “Narrative of Edward McGowan, Including a full account of the Author’s Adventures and Perils, while persecuted by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee in 1856,” paperback book by Edward P. McGowan New York “Tribune” “Pacific,” steamer Panama “Phoenix,” McGowan newspaper, name changed to “Ubiquitous” “Popular Tribunals,” by Hubert Howe Bancroft Refugio Ranch Sacramento, California * San Diego “Herald” San Francisco “Evening Bulletin” San Francisco “Herald” San Francisco Vigilance Committee San Francisco, California * San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara “Gazette” Santa Barbara, California Santa Cruz Santa Inez Mountain Southwark District, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania St. Mary’s Hospital, San Francisco “State Capitol Gazette,” Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Tucson, Arizona “Ubiquitous,” McGowan’s newspaper * Victoria “Gazette” Victoria, Canada CALIFORNIA’S PRINCE OF RASCALS by William B. Secrest OLD VIGILANTE MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that. My wife kids me that after I find a piece I like, buy it, read it, research it, take a picture, scan it, write the blurb, pay the eCRATER entry fee and commission, that I end up making about 50 cents an hour. But, OH HOW I LOVE THIS OLD WESTERN HISTORY. What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was published in this old complete western magazine of many years ago. The issue is in excellent condition, the cover is pristine and in vibrant color. As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story in a rarely found and seldom read unusual and complete western magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand. Buyer pays postage of $3.50 First Class Postage to U. S., $4.50 to Canada, $4.75 Priority Mail, $11.00 Par Avion (Air Mail) for International Mail – mailed once a week to defray cost of gas in going to post office. 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