| Vida y Aventuras del Mas Celebre Bandido Sonorense, Joaquin Murrieta: Sus Grandes Proezas En California Contributor(s): Paz, Ireneo (Author), Leal, Luis (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 155885276X ISBN-13: 9781558852761 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: February 2003 Annotation: Here is the dime-novelesque biography of the most infamous bandit in the history of the West, for decades a source of fear and legend in the newly founded state of California. To both Mexicans and Indians, Murrieta became a symbol of resistance to the displacement and oppression visited on them in the wake of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), particularly by the "49ers" who flooded into the region during the California gold rush. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98049997 |
| Series: Recuperacion de la Herencia Literaria Hispana en los Eeuu = |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.53" W x 8.51" (0.70 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In its original Spanish, the dime-novelesque biography recounts the life of Joaquin Murrieta, for decades a source of fear and legend in the state of California. To Mexicans and Indians, he became a symbol of resistance to the displacement and oppression visited on them in the wake of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Ireneo Paz's spanish-language biography was first published in Mexico City in 1904. |