Ive always been attacted to places/societies which no longer exist.
Does anyone know of any HF literature set in old California, when itwas a spanish colony before it was taken by America? the only stories i can think of ever set in this time and place were the old Zorro pulp stories (the curse of capistrano) which was in the pueblo of los angles
Anybody know of anything else set in that time/place?
cheers
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Kenny, I love books set in old California but most of them I've found will start during the days of Mexican government but finish up with Statehood and beyond. They also might be more chick bookish than you care for but I'll throw them in the ring anyway.
- Jubilee Trail Gwen Bristow
- Calico Palace Gwen Bristow
- The Proud Breed Celeste de Blasis (the heroine in this is from an old Californio family and a good part takes place well before statehood).
- Cecelia Holland wrote one called The Bear Flag that might suit - but I couldn't finish it.
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Scott O'Dell (1947) "Hill of the Hawk", set in California 1846.
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Another couple of oldies:
Virginia Stiver
"Mistress of Monterey", (1933)a novel set in the 1780s, and centred on Eulalia Fages, and her stormy marriage to governor Pedro Fages. Also deals with the prickly relationship between Pedro Fages and Fray Junípero Serra.
Anne Fisher (1940)
"Cathedral of the Sun", fictionalised story of Isabella Meadows, daughter of a Carmel Mission Indian and a British sailor.Isabella was one of five children born to James Meadows who in 1842 married Loreta (or Loretta) Onesimo de Peralta, widow of Domingo Peralta, and a descendant of local Mission Indians.
Virginia Stiver
"Mistress of Monterey", (1933)a novel set in the 1780s, and centred on Eulalia Fages, and her stormy marriage to governor Pedro Fages. Also deals with the prickly relationship between Pedro Fages and Fray Junípero Serra.
Anne Fisher (1940)
"Cathedral of the Sun", fictionalised story of Isabella Meadows, daughter of a Carmel Mission Indian and a British sailor.Isabella was one of five children born to James Meadows who in 1842 married Loreta (or Loretta) Onesimo de Peralta, widow of Domingo Peralta, and a descendant of local Mission Indians.
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Walter Nordhoff "Journey of the Flame"
http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Flame-Wal ... 723&sr=1-1
After buying and reading some, then skimming more, I'll be donating "Flame" to the local recycle store. It's mostly set in Baja and is an old man's rambling of the days when he was 10-12 years old and too much larger than life ... it did provide me with info about the 3 Californias era, but ... I couldn't get involved with the character, called "Flame" because he had red hair inherited from an Irish sailor.
http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Flame-Wal ... 723&sr=1-1
After buying and reading some, then skimming more, I'll be donating "Flame" to the local recycle store. It's mostly set in Baja and is an old man's rambling of the days when he was 10-12 years old and too much larger than life ... it did provide me with info about the 3 Californias era, but ... I couldn't get involved with the character, called "Flame" because he had red hair inherited from an Irish sailor.
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The history is fascinating. I love travelling through the gold country and the old towns. Lots of good info here, http://www.historichwy49.com/home.html
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
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