The Robin Hood of El Dorado : the saga of Joaquín Murrieta, famous outlaw of California's age of gold /

First published in 1932 and never reprinted since, this historical drama re-creates the life and adventures of Joaquin Murrieta, a Hispanic social rebel in California during the tumultuous Gold Rush. Published during the Great Depression at a time of mass deportations of Hispanos to Mexico, this sym...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burns, Walter Noble
Autor Corporativo: University of New Mexico. Center for the American West
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press, 1999.
Edición:University of New Mexico Press pbk. ed.
Colección:Historians of the frontier and American West.
Temas:
Murieta, Joaquín, > -1853.
1850-1950
Outlaws > California > Biography.
Mexicans > California > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > California.
Hors-la-loi > Californie > Biographies.
Mexicains > Californie > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Mexicans.
Outlaws.
California > History > 1850-1950.
Californie > Histoire > 1850-1950.
California.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:First published in 1932 and never reprinted since, this historical drama re-creates the life and adventures of Joaquin Murrieta, a Hispanic social rebel in California during the tumultuous Gold Rush. Published during the Great Depression at a time of mass deportations of Hispanos to Mexico, this sympathetic portrait of Murrieta and Mexican Americans was unique for its time in voicing social protest. The author romanticizes the pastoral society of Mexican California and introduces the protagonist as a quiet, honest, and unpretentious resident of Saw Mill Flat, California. But the rape and murder of his wife, Rosita, by racist Anglo miners unleashes his vengeful rage. Strapping on his pistols, Murrieta tracks and kills Rosita's murderers and defends Hispanos against violence and dispossession by rampaging gold rush miners. Richard Griswold del Castillo discusses the significance of Murrieta to twentieth-century Mexican Americans and Chicanos, and of Burns's History to contemporary understanding of the mysterious social bandit. -- provided by publisher.
Notas:"Published in cooperation with the University of New Mexico Center for the American West."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages)
ISBN:0585188440
9780585188447

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