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Author : Eugene Taylor Sawyer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Life and Career of Tiburcio Vasquez, the California Bandit and Murderer written by Eugene Taylor Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Boessenecker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806183160
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Bandido written by John Boessenecker and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : George A. Beers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The California Outlaw: Tiburcio Vasquez written by George A. Beers and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Vasquez and his crimes in post Gold Rush California with Beers contemporary account.
Author : William B. Secrest
Publisher : Quill Driver Books
ISBN 13 : 9781884995194
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (951 download)
Download or read book California Desperadoes written by William B. Secrest and published by Quill Driver Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early outlaws tell their own raw tales of holdups, shootouts, and desperate flights from the law. Witness the cruel confessions of California bandits during the opening days of the Gold Rush, stage robbers, and California highwaymen. These tales of harrowing and sometimes hilarious antics are accompanied by many rare photographs.
Author : California State Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalogue of the California State Library written by California State Library and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Rollin Ridge
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513288431
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)
Download or read book The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta written by John Rollin Ridge and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : William D. Carrigan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199911800
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Forgotten Dead written by William D. Carrigan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mob violence in the United States is usually associated with the southern lynch mobs who terrorized African Americans during the Jim Crow era. In Forgotten Dead, William D. Carrigan and Clive Webb uncover a comparatively neglected chapter in the story of American racial violence, the lynching of persons of Mexican origin or descent. Over eight decades lynch mobs murdered hundreds of Mexicans, mostly in the American Southwest. Racial prejudice, a lack of respect for local courts, and economic competition all fueled the actions of the mob. Sometimes ordinary citizens committed these acts because of the alleged failure of the criminal justice system; other times the culprits were law enforcement officers themselves. Violence also occurred against the backdrop of continuing tensions along the border between the United States and Mexico aggravated by criminal raids, military escalation, and political revolution. Based on Spanish and English archival documents from both sides of the border, Forgotten Dead explores through detailed case studies the characteristics and causes of mob violence against Mexicans across time and place. It also relates the numerous acts of resistance by Mexicans, including armed self-defense, crusading journalism, and lobbying by diplomats who pressured the United States to honor its rhetorical commitment to democracy. Finally, it contains the first-ever inventory of Mexican victims of mob violence in the United States. Carrigan and Webb assess how Mexican lynching victims came in the minds of many Americans to be the "forgotten dead" and provide a timely account of Latinos' historical struggle for recognition of civil and human rights.
Author : California State Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1014 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Supplementary Catalogue of the California State Library, General Department written by California State Library and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1434943038
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Looking Back at Cerro Gordo written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : California State Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 998 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Supplementary Catalogue written by California State Library and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur H. Clark Company
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book A Catalogue of Rare and Choice Books, Principally Americana written by Arthur H. Clark Company and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anderson Galleries, Inc
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Western Americana written by Anderson Galleries, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas M. McDade
Publisher : Norman, Oklahoma U. P
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Annals of Murder written by Thomas M. McDade and published by Norman, Oklahoma U. P. This book was released on 1961 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Mack Faragher
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393242420
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles written by John Mack Faragher and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A] fascinating account of the twisted threads of murder, ethnic violence and mob justice in 19th century Southern California." —Jill Leovy, author of Ghettoside: A History of Murder in America, in the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles is a city founded on blood. Once a small Mexican pueblo teeming with Californios, Indians, and Americans, all armed with Bowie knives and Colt revolvers, it was among the most murderous locales in the Californian frontier. In Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles, "a vivid, disturbing portrait of early Los Angeles" (Publishers Weekly), John Mack Faragher weaves a riveting narrative of murder and mayhem, featuring a cast of colorful characters vying for their piece of the city. These include a newspaper editor advocating for lynch laws to enact a crude manner of racial justice and a mob of Latinos preparing to ransack a county jail and murder a Texan outlaw. In this "groundbreaking" (True West) look at American history, Faragher shows us how the City of Angels went from a lawless outpost to the sprawling metropolis it is today.
Author : Robert Ernest Cowan
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Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Bibliography of the History of California and the Pacific West 1510-1906 written by Robert Ernest Cowan and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matt S. Meier
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 9780313245213
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (452 download)
Download or read book Mexican American Biographies written by Matt S. Meier and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1988-02-04 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique biographical source revealing the experiences common to Mexican-Americans as well as the `diversity and complexity of their struggles to enter the mainstream.' Of the 270 men and women included, approximately 200 are contemporary Mexican-Americans. . . . [H]ighly recommended for large public libraries and special collections. Library Journal This biographical dictionary provides a useful source for identifying the important figures in the Mexican American/Chicano experience from 1848 to the present. It includes approximately 280 figures, many of whom are contemporary leaders in politics, education, the arts, sports, and other fields. Arranged alphabetically, the entries contain brief biographies of the people who have made Mexican American history while playing important roles in American society, the focus is primarily on public and professional life, with the most important figures receiving greater attention and more detailed histories. Most of the entries are followed by one or more bibliographic references; there are indexes of the biographees by state and by fields of activity. An outstanding feature of this sourcebook is the inclusion of a broader scope of information about each of the figures, such as their social and intellectual background, academic training, their development in their chosen fields, and signal achievements as shown by appointments, awards, and prizes.
Author : Lawrence Block
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019976994X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves written by Lawrence Block and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-05-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on his experience in creating fictional bad guys, crime novelist Lawrence Block surveys the underside of American history through fifty of its most infamous characters. Some, like Jesse James, Bonnie Parker, and Joe Colombo, led a life of crime; others, like John Wilkes Booth and John White Webster, committed one notorious act. Some, like Pretty Boy Floyd or the elusive thief Railroad Bill, have become folk heroes, whether or not the real details of their lives matched the myths they inspired. Others, like Ed Gein and Ted Bundy, will be forever reviled. Block introduces each biography with a writer's eye for character and a good story. He begins the book with a short essay that considers how Americans have defined and regarded villains through history. The biographies, culled from the pages of the American National Biography and illustrated with archival photographs, describe each villain's background, exploits, and eventual fate--often with unexpected details. The convicted killer Nathan Leopold, for example, became the administrator of a leprosy hospital after his parole. The gangster Dutch Schultz was known not only for his bootlegging expertise but also for his cheap, ill-fitting clothes. The stagecoach bandit Black Bart fancied himself a poet (or, as he put it, "PO8"). And when outlaw Bill Doolin finally met his end, only a rusting buggy axle marked his grave. Ideal for readers of true crime, crime fiction, and history, Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves brings a fresh perspective to American's fascination with crime and its perpetrators.
