Remarkable Americans: the Washburn family

Introduction : the Washburns of Livermore

Was it the water?

Barefoot and homespun

Lawyers and land agents

Changing the country

Sod roofs to crystal chandeliers

To save the Union

Under siege in Paraguay and Paris

Lumber, lignite, and feeding the world

Gilded age finale

On giants seen from a distance

Postscript : five defining moments

Appendix A : the next generation - Appendix B : famous cousins

Appendix C : Washburn books at Norlands.