General M.G. Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans: A BiographyUniversity of New Mexico Press, 1995 - 292 strani 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. Dissatisfied with the remoteness of Mexican sovereignty, Vallejo believed that only the United States could unleash California's untapped economic potential. Not even Vallejo's imprisonment by the unscrupulous John C. Fremont during the Mexican-American War deterred the General's pursuit of a political and economic relationship between California and the United States. Although Vallejo lost all his land to Yankee mortgage holders in the years following the conflict, he never abandoned his faith in the power of American democracy to transform human society. Alan Rosenus's richly textured biography uses primary sources to narrate Vallejo's rise to power, his dominance of northern California, and the expansion of his great land holdings. Included in this chronicle are vivid sketches of colorful historical figures like Fremont, Don Salvador Vallejo, Chief Solano, Thomas Larkin, and many others. |
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... Merritt and his men.11 He entrusted Merritt with the leadership of the next stage of the revolt , and within a matter of hours the nascent Bear Flaggers were ready for their journey to Sonoma . The formidable group numbered some twenty ...
... Merritt and his men.11 He entrusted Merritt with the leadership of the next stage of the revolt , and within a matter of hours the nascent Bear Flaggers were ready for their journey to Sonoma . The formidable group numbered some twenty ...
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... Merritt was pointed out as their spokesman.20 Quite possibly , Vallejo had seen the rugged hunter before . Merritt may have been one of Dr. Bale's cohorts during the attempted murder of Don Salvador in 1844. But the tobacco - chewing ...
... Merritt was pointed out as their spokesman.20 Quite possibly , Vallejo had seen the rugged hunter before . Merritt may have been one of Dr. Bale's cohorts during the attempted murder of Don Salvador in 1844. But the tobacco - chewing ...
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... Merritt's powers of expression . So the men best suited to the job , Robert Semple and Jacob Leese , began to draft the articles of capitulation . They also composed a paper which guaranteed the safety of the villagers and granted a ...
... Merritt's powers of expression . So the men best suited to the job , Robert Semple and Jacob Leese , began to draft the articles of capitulation . They also composed a paper which guaranteed the safety of the villagers and granted a ...
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1841 | 23 |
The Advent of the Americans | 33 |
Men With Nothing to Lose | 95 |
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General M.G. Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans: A Biography Alan Rosenus Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1995 |
General M.G. Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans: A Biography Alan Rosenus Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1995 |
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