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Juana Briones of Nineteenth-Century California /
Juana Briones de Miranda lived an unusual life. She was one of the first residents of what is now San Francisco, then named Yebra Buena (Good Herb), reportedly after a medicinal tea she concocted. She was among the few women in California of her time to own property in her own name, and she proved t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Juana Briones de Miranda lived an unusual life. She was one of the first residents of what is now San Francisco, then named Yebra Buena (Good Herb), reportedly after a medicinal tea she concocted. She was among the few women in California of her time to own property in her own name, and she proved to be a skilled farmer, rancher, and businesswoman. In retelling her story, McDonnell also retells the history of nineteenth-century California from the perspective of this surprising woman. -- P. [4] of Cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (273 pages): illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 9780816546169 |