The Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta
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Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta
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Author : John Rollin Ridge
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2013-02-14
Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta written by John Rollin Ridge and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1854, a Cherokee Indian called Yellow Bird (better known as John Rollin Ridge) launched in this book the myth of Joaquin Murieta, based on the California criminal career of a 19th century Mexican bandit. Today this folk hero has been written into state histories, sensationalized in books, poems, and articles throughout America, Spain, France, Chile, and Mexico, and made into a motion picture. The Ridge account is here reproduced from the only known copy of the first edition, owned by Thomas W. Streeter, of Morristown, New Jersey. According to it, the passionate, wronged Murieta organized an outlaw company numbering over 2,000 men, who for two years terrorized gold-rush Californians by kidnapping, bank robberies, cattle thefts, and murders. So bloodthirsty as to be considered five men, Joaquin was aided by several hardy subordinates, including the sadistic cutthroat, "Three-Fingered Jack." Finally, the state legislature authorized organization of the Mounted Rangers to capture the outlaws. The drama is fittingly climaxed by the ensuing chase, "good, gory" battle, and the shocking fate of the badmen.
The Life And Adventures Of Joaqu N Murieta
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Author : John Rollin Ridge
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-07-10
The Life And Adventures Of Joaqu N Murieta written by John Rollin Ridge and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-10 with Fiction categories.
The first novel to feature a Mexican American hero: an adventure tale about Mexicans rising up against U.S. rule in California, based on the real-life bandit who inspired the creation of Zorro, the Lone Ranger, and Batman With a new foreword by Diana Gabaldon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series An action-packed blend of folk tale, romance, epic, and myth, The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta tells the story of the Gold Rush-era Mexican immigrant Joaquín 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 murdering, stealing horses, and robbing miners, all with the ultimate goal of reconquering California. The first novel written by a Native American and the first novel published in California, The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta speaks to the ways in which ethical questions of national security and racialized police violence have long been a part of U.S. history. This edition features excerpts from popular rewritings of the novel, including Johnston McCulley's first novel about Zorro, The Curse of Capistrano (also known as The Mark of Zorro).
The Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta
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Author : John Rollin Ridge
language : en
Publisher: Digireads.com
Release Date : 2020-09-21
The Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta written by John Rollin Ridge and has been published by Digireads.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-21 with Fiction categories.
First published in 1854, "The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta" is the thrilling Gold Rush tale of a wild outlaw by Cherokee author John Rollin Ridge. Originally written under his Cherokee name Yellow Bird, Ridge's embellished story of real-life Mexican bandit Joaquín Murieta was instantly popular and soon translated into several languages. Ridge tells the story of Joaquín as a young and idealistic man who moves to California from Mexico with his family in search of gold and is quickly shown the cruel and violently racist side of American culture. With his wife attacked, his farm stolen, and his brother murdered, Joaquín vows revenge on the racist mob and becomes a violent outlaw with a large following of loyal bandits. Joaquín and his gang reach a near mythic status until the community and Legislature organized to create the California Rangers bring the outlaws to justice. Eloquent, brutal, and engrossing, Ridge's novel is notable for being the first by a Native American as well as one of the first novels set in California. It also inspired countless imitations and legends and endures as a great American story of injustice and revenge. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta The Celebrated California Bandit
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Author : John Rollin Ridge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta The Celebrated California Bandit written by John Rollin Ridge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
The Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta The Celebrated California Bandit
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Author : John Rollin Ridge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
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Life And Adventures Of The Celebrated Bandit Joaquin Murrieta His Exploits In The State Of California
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Author : Ireneo Paz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
Life And Adventures Of The Celebrated Bandit Joaquin Murrieta His Exploits In The State Of California written by Ireneo Paz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with Americana categories.
The Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta The Celebrated California Bandit 1854
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Author : John Rollin Ridge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-19
The Life And Adventures Of Joaquin Murieta The Celebrated California Bandit 1854 written by John Rollin Ridge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-19 with categories.
"The first national bestseller ever to be written by a San Franciscan." -San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 15, 1981 "We think it is doubtful that Joaquin can be taken...they have got a stronghold in the chapparal, whence they can commit great destruction." - NY Times, March 29, 1853 "Captain Harry Love met with the notorious murderer and robber Joaquin, and six of his equally infamous band, at Panocha Pass... a desperate running fight." - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug. 24, 1853 "Packed with melodrama, bravado, daring escapes, and graphic violence." -The Paris Review A young, innocent and industrious man who is hampered in his attempts to be successful in the United States by acts of cruelty and injustice becomes a bandit who attracts a large number of associates and terrifies the state of California for several months and nearly puts in action a plot for a Mexican invasion of California. Such is the story told by Gold Rush era Cherokee author John Rollin Ridge in his 1854 book "The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta, the Celebrated California Bandit." Regarding the authenticity of his book, Ridge writes: "I have taken very extraordinary pains in collecting and sifting the facts and the reader may rely upon the account given in these chapters as absolutely correct in every particular." Famous American historian Herbert Howe Bancroft apparently believed in the authenticity of Ridge's accounts and would use Ridge's book as a primary source in his history of California. In his book, Ridge---himself a California Gold Rush miner---traces the harrowing life of Joaquin Murrieta (1829 -1853), the Robin Hood of El Dorado, who was a Sonoran forty-niner, vaquero and gold miner who became a famous outlaw in California during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s. The life story details Murrieta's evolution from a young Mexican migrant into a legendary outlaw and insurrectionist. Murieta as a young man arrives in California "fired with enthusiastic admiration of the American character." However, upon obtaining success in the gold fields of California, his American dream collapses when white men jump his claim, assault his wife, requisition his farm, kill his brother, and falsely accuse and publicly whip him. After making attempts to live an honest life as American, in the face of anti-Mexican discrimination, Murieta becomes outlaw and eventually an insurrectionist who plotted and nearly set into motion a plan to take over California with forces from Mexico. Due to the actions of Murieta's gang, in many agricultural districts both mining and agricultural pursuits were in a measure suspended. Travel became absolutely dangerous in the most open highways, and communication had well-nigh ceased between important points. American owners of ranches were impoverished in a night by having every hoof of their stock driven into the mountains, and afterward into Sonora. The condition of things soon became intolerable, and a petition, numerously signed, was presented to the Legislature praying that body to authorize Captain Harry Love to organize a company of Mounted Rangers, in order to capture, or drive out of the country, or exterminate the gang of bandits. ---Thus was the scene set in Ridge's final chapter for a grand finale showdown between the outlaw gang and the newly minted California Rangers. In the end, Ridge concludes that "that there is nothing so dangerous in its consequences as injustice to individuals, whether it arise from prejudice of color or any other source; that a wrong done to one man is a wrong to society and to the world." John Rollin Ridge (Cherokee name Yellow Bird) (1827 -1867), was a member of the Cherokee Nation, and is one of the first famous Native American authors.
The Quaker City Or The Monks Of Monk Hall
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Author : George Lippard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1845
The Quaker City Or The Monks Of Monk Hall written by George Lippard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1845 with City and town life categories.
Blood And Gold
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Author : Peter Murrieta
language : en
Publisher: Sundown Press
Release Date : 2021-10-25
Blood And Gold written by Peter Murrieta and has been published by Sundown Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-25 with Fiction categories.
Joaquin Murrieta. In the California gold camps of the 1850s, his very name struck terror into the hearts of miners. A bounty was put on his head and a new law-enforcement agency created just to capture or kill him. Joaquin was a lover, a leader, and a legend. While terrorizing white miners, he earned respect and devotion from the many Mexicans and Latin Americans in the gold fields. Although he tried to live an honest, hardworking life, the racism and intolerance he encountered altered his course. Forced into a life of crime, he struck back, forming a band of outlaws and then an army of patriots, with the intent of driving the Americans from the land that had so recently been Mexican territory. The historical epic novel Blood and Gold: The Legend of Joaquin Murrieta, by Jeffrey J. Mariotte and Peter Murrieta, is the definitive account of the life and legend of the "Robin Hood of the El Dorado"--the first fictional treatment of these events that benefits from memories handed down through generations of the Murrieta family.
Food And Feast In Modern Outlaw Tales
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Author : Alexander L. Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-21
Food And Feast In Modern Outlaw Tales written by Alexander L. Kaufman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-21 with History categories.
This collection of scholarly essays presents new work from in an emerging line of inquiry: modern outlaw narratives and the textual and cultural relevance of food and feasting. Food, its preparation and its consumption, is presented in outlaw narratives as central points of human interaction, community, conflict, and fellowship. Feast scenes perform a wide variety of functions, serving as cultural repositories of manners and behaviors, catalysts for adventure, or moments of regrouping and redirecting narratives. The book argues that modern outlaw narratives illuminate a potent cross-cultural need for freedom, solidarity, and justice, and it examines ways in which food and feasting are often used to legitimate difference, create discord, and manipulate power dynamics.