The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta
the celebrated california bandit
$42.01
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2018
Summary
Joaquin Murieta: The Bandit King of California
An action-packed blend of folk tale, romance, epic, and myth, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta tells the story of the Gold Rush-era bandit Joaquin Murieta, whose efforts to find fortune and happiness are thwarted by white settlers who murder his family and drive him off his land. In retaliation, Murieta organizes a band of more than 2,000 outlaws—including the sadistic “Three-Fingered Jack”—who take revenge by murderi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143132653 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143132652 |
| Author: | John Rollin Ridge, Diana Gabaldon |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 166g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 13mm |
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Remarkably readable and entertaining … Offers a window on the real social dynamics - race, culture and prejudices - of the time and may offer grounds for reflection on how much things have changed. Or haven’t. – Diana Gabaldon
About The Author
John Rollin Ridge
John Rollin Ridge (1827-1867), also known as Yellow Bird, was born in Georgia to a Cherokee father, who was murdered by a Cherokee leader for having supported the treaty that led to the Trail of Tears. After killing a man who had stolen his horse, Ridge fled to California, where he identified with Mexican Americans who had been displaced from their land by white settlers. He wrote for the San Francisco Herald, among other publications, and was the first editor of the Sacramento Bee. His only novel, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta, was published in 1854.
Hsuan L. Hsu (editor/introducer) is a professor of English at the University of California, Davis.
Diana Gabaldon (foreword) is the author of the multimillion-copy #1 New York Times bestselling Outlander series. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband.
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