Ned Bushyhead had a big impact on San Diego. The Cherokee left the reservation in
1850—he was 18—to go to the California gold fields. After moving around, he ended up
in San Diego. There, in 1868, he became owner/publisher/founder of the San Diego
Union, although his name didn’t appear in the paper.
He sold his share five years later. In 1875, he switched careers, becoming a San Dieg

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- The Frontier Characters of South Dakota
- The Bowie Knife
- The Kindled Flame 1835
- King of the Scatterguns
- Selling the Mythic West and the Real West
- A Gut Punch Turns into a Miracle Reprieve
- The Beginnings of the Bird Cage
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