Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta: Celebrated California Bandit (Volume 4) (The Western Frontier Library Series)

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 b…

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