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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 worldwideâthe novel was translated into French and SpanishÂâRidge'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. 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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Editorâs Preface
- I. His Boyhood, Early Education, And Personal AppearanceâHis Acquaintance With Americans In MexicoâHis Winning of the Beautiful RositaâHis Arrival in CaliforniaâHis Honest Occupation As a MinerâHis Domicil Intruded Upon By Lawless MenâTheir Outrages Upon Him and His MistressâHis Removal to a New LocalityâNew Intrusions and Oppressions
- II. A Change in Joaquinâs CharacterâMysterious DisappearancesâMurders Upon the HighwayâAn Organized BandittiâRanches Lose Their StockâThe Killing of the Deputy Sheriff of Santa Clara CountyâEncounter With the Bandits By the Sheriff of Yuba County
- III. Departure of the Robbers for the Coast RangeâMount Shasta the Great LandmarkâThe Robbers Among the IndianâThe Tall Misourian a Dead ShotâBleaching Skeletons and Perforated SkullsâReyes Feliz and the Faithless SpouseâOld Peter and His Two DaughtersâThe Lassoing of an Elk By the Eldest DaughterâShe Falls Into the Hands of the RobbersâHer Timely Escape
- IV. Trip of the Bandits to SonoraâThey Take Up Headquarters at the Arroyo CantoovaâJoaquinâs Felicity Under the Evergreen OaksâHe Divides His Company into Three Bands, Under Claudio, Valenzuela and Three-Fingered Jack, Leaving Himself Only a Few AttendantsâThe Women Dressed in Male ClothesâJoaquin a Visitor in the Towns, UnrecognizedâHis Daring Feat at Mokelumne HillâReturn of RuddleâComic Adventure Among the Digger Indians
- V. Movements of the Naked PartyâReyes Feliz Meets with a Grizzly BearâSelf-Sacrificing Female DevotionâSudden Relief From DistressâThe Robber Chief Armed AgainâConvenient Harboring Places at the Ranches of Wealthy MexicansâDeath of Pedro GonzalezâJoaquinâs Cold Assassination of the Deputy Sheriff of Santa Barbara CountyâMurder of Gen. Bean by Three-Fingered Jack and JoaquinâMeeting Between Joaquin and Joe LakeâDeath of the Latter
- VI. Joaquin Seeks a Respite From AnnoyancesâHe Travels into Hitherto Unexplored RegionsâFinds the Mysterious Lake of MonoâStrange Sights and WondersâA Marvelous Mountain, Since Seen By OthersâDescription of its Singular Aspect and PhenomenaâDiscovery of Sculptured Antiquities and Ancient Burial PlacesâSingular Domicile For a ToadâA Weird Realm
- VII. The Banditti Leave Their Resting PlaceâIndian GuideâArrive At Tulare RiverâValenzuela Despatched on a Special MissionâReyes Feliz HungâAnguish of RosiaâFate of CarmelitaâDesperate Conflict Between the Robbers and a Pursuing PartyâJosĂ© Ramune Carrejoâs Rancho a Harboring Place for JoaquinâCapture and Execution of Mountain JimâMessenger Sent to ValenzuelaâRobbery Near Dead Manâs CreekâTerror of a ChinamanâThe Robbers Go Into San Joaquin CountyâGenerosity of Murieta
- VIII. Arrival at StocktonâJoaquin Rides Boldly Through the CityâDaring Attack On a Schooner in the SloughâDepature for Arroyo CantoovaâHappy Reunion of the BanditsâJoaquin Reveals His Future PlansâGuerraâs Wife Becomes RestiveâAmerican Hunters Fall Into a TrapâHow They Got Out of It
- IX. Arrivals from SonoraâThe Mysterious Death of GuerraâOperations in Calaveras CountyâHair Breadth Escape of Joaquin
- X. Jim Boyce and Companions Make Ready and Follow On the Track of JoaquinâBrilliant Stratagem of the Robber ChiefâHis Ingenious Management in Releasing Luis VulviaâHe Passes Himself Off as S. Harrington, of San JoseâThe Quien Sabe Rancho, Munos, and Joaquin Guerraâs Rancho Harboring Places for Joawuin MurietaâThe Robbers in an Abandoned TunnelâLove Scene on the South Fork of Stanislaus River, and How it Was Broken in UponâGirl Abducted By the RobbersâHer Subsequent Fate
- XI. Terrible Scenes in Calaveras CountyâMore Harboring Places for the Robbers NamedâDesperate Conflict of Deputy Sheriff Ellas with Joaquin and Eight of His Men
- XII. Attack of Joaquin Upon Americans in Yackee CampâJoaquin Empties His Six-Shooter, and Throws His Sword in the FightâCapture of Joaquinâs Friend, the Gambler Bill, and His Summary ExecutionâHarboring Places and Dens of the Robbers Mobbed and Burned
- XIII. Three Companies of Americans Or GanizedâPursuit of RobbersâDesperate Conflict at the Phoenix Quartz MillâOne of the Robbers Wounded and Taken PrisonerâHis Harborer Shot and KilledâA Mexican Hung For ConfessionâHe ConfessesâA Spy CapturedâHe Falls Into the Hands of CherokeesâMurders and HangingâDigger Indian and âPaper TalkââBad Judgement of Two Americans and a GermanâChinamen SufferâThree-Fingered Jack Has Two Tremendous Races On HorsebackâMore HangingâSlaughter of ChinamenâCombat Between Prescott and Joaquin
- XIV. Combat Between Prescott and JoaquinâRobber Transactions in Yube County
- XV. Advancing to a CloseâState Legislature Taking Action to Protect the CountryâMounted Rangers OrganizedâHarry Love in CommandâOn Track Of the BanditsâRangers Divide Into Two Companies
- XVI. Captain Love With Only Eight Men Comes Upon the Encampment of JoaquinâRemarkable Coolness of the BanditâDesperate Leap on HorsebackâDeath of Three-Fingered JackâSubsequent Movement of RangersâConclusion
- A Note About the Author
- A Note from the Publisher