Author : Kelley Cadwallader
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 21,25 MB
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1483415694
True stories of the Legendary Master Bandit of the Gold Rush Era, and his notorious gang members as they terrorize the immigrant miners throughout California. What were the true motivating factors of these ruthless acts, and what really became of the Famous Young Bandito from Sonora, Mexico?
Author : John Rollin Ridge
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1513288431
The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta (1854) is a novel by John Rollin Ridge. Published under his birth name Yellow Bird, from Cheesquatalawny in Cherokee, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta was the first novel from a Native American author. Despite its popular success worldwide—the novel was translated into French and Spanish—Ridge’s work was a financial failure due to bootleg copies and widespread plagiarism. Recognized today as a groundbreaking work of nineteenth century fiction, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta is a powerful novel that investigates American racism, illustrates the struggle for financial independence among marginalized communities, and dramatizes the lives of outlaws seeking fame, fortune, and vigilante justice. Born in Mexico, Joaquin Murieta came to California in search of gold. Despite his belief in the American Dream, he soon faces violence and racism from white settlers who see his success as a miner as a personal affront. When his wife is raped by a mob of white men and after Joaquin is beaten by a group of horse thieves, he loses all hope of living alongside Americans and turns to a life of vigilantism. Joined by a posse of similarly enraged Mexican-American men, Joaquin becomes a fearsome bandit with a reputation for brutality and stealth. Based on the life of Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo, also known as The Robin Hood of the West, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta would serve as inspiration for Johnston McCulley’s beloved pulp novel hero Zorro. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of John Rollin Ridge’s The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta is a classic work of Native American literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author : John Rollin Ridge
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 1678155691
Not only was this the first book printed in California, but it was also the first published book to be written by a Native America. The story of Joaquín Murieta would later be adapted as The Mask of Zorro. Certainly, aspects of the California Bandit would be used later as the foundation of comic book vigilantes, such as Batman
Author : Academia Maps®
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,91 MB
Release : 2014-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780990877004
Nothing stirs the imagination quite so much as the lure of hidden treasure. Stories of buried chests laden with gold and jewels, or hidden stashes of gold coins, combine the allure of fabulous riches with the excitement of adventure. A good legend of treasure is like a "perfect storm" for a creative imagination.Avid treasure hunters know and casual treasure hunters soon learn that the rich nuggets found while hunting for treasure may not be gold-ore, but legends and stories that will inspire and delight generations, while sometimes connecting us to deeply personal histories of the real people behind the stories.This is not a guide that points out where to dig. Let this be your guide to the beginning of a search for more information. Many of the sites indexed on the map are on private property or state lands that require official permission to access. Most reasonable people would conclude that if the exact location of buried or hidden treasure was known and obvious, the treasure would no longer be there. The map points us to the "vicinity" of the legend, either where the legend originates from, or where it points to, our best effort is made to indicate the most important places that relate to the legends of the treasures.
Author : Agustin Gurza
Publisher : Chicano Archives
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780895511485
"The Strachwitz Frontera Collection is the largest repository of commercially produced Mexican and Mexican American vernacular recordings in existence. It contains more than 130,000 individual recordings. Many are rare, and some are one of a kind. Although border music is the focus of the collection, it also includes notable recordings of other Latin forms, including salsa, mambo, sones, and rancheras. More than 40,000 of the recordings, all from the first half of the twentieth century, have been digitized with the help of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and are available online through the University of California's Digital Library Program. Agustin Gurza explores the Frontera Collection from different viewpoints, discussing genre, themes, and some of the thousands of composers and performers whose work is contained in the archive. Throughout he discusses the cultural significance of the recordings and relates the stories of those who have had a vital role in their production and preservation. Rounding out the volume are chapters by Jonathan Clark, who surveys the recordings of mariachi ensembles, and Chris Strachwitz, the founder of the Arhoolie Foundation, who reflects on his six decades of collecting the music that makes up the Frontera Collection."--Publisher description.
Author : John Boessenecker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 36,24 MB
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806183160
Tiburcio Vasquez is, next to Joaquin Murrieta, America's most infamous Hispanic bandit. After he was hanged as a murderer in 1875, the Chicago Tribune called him "the most noted desperado of modern times." Yet questions about him still linger. Why did he become a bandido? Why did so many Hispanics protect him and his band? Was he a common thief and heartless killer who got what he deserved, or was he a Mexican American Robin Hood who suffered at the hands of a racist government? In this engrossing biography, John Boessenecker provides definitive answers. Bandido pulls back the curtain on a life story shrouded in myth — a myth created by Vasquez himself and abetted by writers who saw a tale ripe for embellishment. Boessenecker traces his subject's life from his childhood in the seaside adobe village of Monterey, to his years as a young outlaw engaged in horse rustling and robbery. Two terms in San Quentin failed to tame Vasquez, and he instigated four bloody prison breaks that left twenty convicts dead. After his final release from prison, he led bandit raids throughout Central and Southern California. His dalliances with women were legion, and the last one led to his capture in the Hollywood Hills and his death on the gallows at the age of thirty-nine. From dusty court records, forgotten memoirs, and moldering newspaper archives, Boessenecker draws a story of violence, banditry, and retribution on the early California frontier that is as accurate as it is colorful. Enhanced by numerous photographs — many published here for the first time — Bandido also addresses important issues of racism and social justice that remain relevant to this day.
Author : Remi A. Nadeau
Publisher : Pentrex Media Group
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Murieta was real, a robber and murderer, in post Gold Rush California. Authors wrote many myths about him.
Author : Avery Elizabeth Hurt
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 43,97 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1508184852
This engaging volume takes a close look at the legend of Joaquin Murrieta, the man who came to be known as the Robin Hood of Eldorado. Dynamic text tells the story of Murrieta, with plenty of exciting age-appropriate details, but also examines the complex relationship between fact and fiction in legends such as his. Interesting and informative historical background on the California Gold Rush and the role of Mexicans and Californios in the area at the time round out this fun and informative volume.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 32,38 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Dogs
ISBN :
Author : Alfredo A. Figueroa
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 2020-02-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780578632216
Alfredo Acosta Figueroa has written an entirely new history about Joaquin, one that draws on the memories and documents of his family and Joaquin's descendants. This history is deeply personal. We learn details never before published. The legacy and truth of Joaquin continues through the International Association of the Descendants of Joaquin Murrieta.
