Rancho Suscol: California's Forgotten Rancho - Couverture souple

Lessenger, James E.; Gandy, H. Allan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1625451660 ISBN 13 : 9781625451668

Editeur : America Through Time, 2026

Synopsis

Rancho Suscol’s vast legacy reshapes California’s land history through contested ownership, policy shifts, and enduring cultural impacts.

Rancho Suscol was a Mexican land grant given to General Mariano Vallejo in 1843 that encompassed approximately 80,000 acres, including what are now Benicia, Vallejo, American Canyon, southern Napa County, and Green Valley. The story of the rancho includes many significant people who resided on the land, as well as important structures. These individuals influenced the development and use of the land.

This book provides an overview of the phases California land policies underwent from the time of Native Americans through the American period. It touches on the Spanish Empire, the romance of the California missions, the gigantic ranchos, the American conquest, honest and not-so-honest lawyers, men and women of courage and foresight, and the settlement of large areas of the West.

It also addresses the destruction of entire Indigenous ways of life due to disease and social disruption. The evil of slavery touched the ranchos, as did the heroism that helped bring it to an end. The Supreme Court played a role in determining ownership of the land.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: The Land
Chapter Two: The Patwin, Wintun, and Pomo Peoples
Chapter Three: Mission San Francisco Solano and Nationalization
Chapter Four: Vallejo Comes to Rancho Nacional Suscol
Chapter Five: Mexican Land Grants
Chapter Six: Robert Baylor Semple and Rancho Suscol
Chapter Seven: The Military Reservation at Benicia
Chapter Eight: John Frisbie and Founding of the City of Vallejo
Chapter Nine: Vallejo Proves His Title to Rancho Suscol
Chapter Ten: Death by Litigation
Chapter Eleven: To the Supreme Court and Preemption
Chapter Twelve: The Rancho in Transition
Chapter Thirteen: Echoes of the Past

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: America Through Time
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1625451660
• ISBN 13: 9781625451668
• Reliure: Broché
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• Personne responsable: non disponible