General Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans: A Biography - Couverture souple

Rosenus, Alan

 
9781890771218: General Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans: A Biography
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 189077121X ISBN 13 : 9781890771218
Editeur : Heyday Books, 1999

Synopsis

Best Biography of the Year--Western Writers of America Spur Award. General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was one of California's most distinguished citizens in the mid-nineteenth century. A frontier cosmopolitan and visionary, Vallejo owned vast ranchos in northern California and wielded enormous political power throughout the province. While serving as military governor during Mexican rule, he established an open immigration policy that encouraged and facilitated the American entrada to northern California. This richly textured and thoughtful biography explores the contradictions and passions of this most complex of men, shedding light not only on Vallejo, but on the formation of California as a modern state.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alan Rosenus, a historian and writer, has reintroduced a number of California classics, including The Indian History of the Modoc War, Joaquin Miller's Life Amongst the Modocs, and Selected Writings of Joaquin Miller. A grantee of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rosenus has taught at Coe College, the College of Marin, and San Francisco State University.

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Éditeur
Heyday Books
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
189077121X
ISBN 13 
9781890771218
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
312
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Personne responsable
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