Bowen, Jerry

Aug 21, 2000

Abstract: June 6, 1877. The north wind was hot and harsh on the dry landscape surrounding the small town of Vacaville. At the southwest end of town, Tom Wilson had just returned from Suisun, put his horse in the barn and gone into the house. It was quiet in their home because his mother, Luzena, and sister were visiting Yosemite. Tom sat down and began writing a letter, all the while savoring the solitude.