Gold of Ophir; or, The Lure That Made America

xix, 330 pp. Endpapers illustrated with map. Many of the facts here revealed for the first time will create astonishment. They have been resurrected from private diaries and unpublished letter-books, and amassed with driving verve and logic. Informal glimpses of notable Americans, notable Orientals, jolly Hawaiian kings and austere Japanese run through the book with the flare of the cinematograph.