george davidson
Edward ord
Manuel Domínguez
Jefferson davis
John Frémont
phineas banning
Major Characters
Eminent scientist, great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin, U.S. Coast Survey superintendent
Alexander dallas Bache
U.S. Coast Survey, renowned geodesist, critic of San Pedro Bay's harbor
U.S. Army & Coast Survey officer, triangulator of San Pedro Bay, future Civil War general & hero
Heir to the Rancho San Pedro and its estuary lands, partner to Los Angeles's Anglo settlers
War Secretary, future Confederate president, proponent of a Pacific south- coast harbor
Western explorer, land speculator, antislavery presidential candidate, opponent of San Pedro harbor
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Entrepreneur, government contractor, and master of San Pedro Bay shipping
Additional Characters
engracia cota DOMÍNGUEZ
ferdinand hassler
william gwin
Ulysses S. grant
collis huntington
alexis godey
phineas banning
varina howell davis
john marshall harlan
william t. sherman
montgomery meigs
leland stanford
Molly thompson ord
edward h. harriman
james carleton
thomas e. gibbon
ellinor fauntleroy davidson
amos fries
stephen mallory white
Additional Characters
engracia cota DOMÍNGUEZ
william gwin
Ulysses S. grant
collis huntington
R. S. Williamson
varina howell davis
john marshall harlan
william t. sherman
Molly thompson ord
edward h. harriman
james H. carleton
ellinor fauntleroy davidson
Amos Fries