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Eternity Street : violence and justice in frontier Los Angeles, John Mack Faragher

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Summary
"A riveting popular history of Los Angeles's bloody beginnings. 'Los Angeles is a terrible place for murders,' declared the Daily Alta California in 1850. The county suffered more than two hundred killings between 1850 and 1859, with many bodies borne down Eternity Street on the way to Cavalry Cemetery. Yale historian John Mack Faragher delves into the birth of the City of Angels to deliver a rich portrait of its rise. From its modest origins as a small Mexican pueblo to a sprawling modern metropolis, Los Angeles would remain a city founded on blood, where justice was elusive. Saloons and gambling houses teemed with crowds of Indians, Californios, Mexicans, and Americans, all quick to draw their Bowie knives or Colt revolvers. Faragher reveals the city's long tradition as a lawless outpost rife with ethnic conflict and ruled by vigilantism, resisting an official legal system. Eternity Street delivers a piercing look at the birth of this quintessentially American city"--Provided by publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xviii, 580 pages
Contents
  • Cast of characters
  • Prologue: A terrible place for murders
  • Part One
  • A people angry and armed
  • Reduced to obedience
  • A country entirely altered
  • Extranjeros
  • The Texas game
  • California now belongs to the United States
  • ¡Abajo los Americanos!
  • The old woman's gun
  • San Pasqual
  • Poor Californios
  • The grab game
  • Military occupation
  • Part Two
  • Mob law
  • Violence begins at home
  • The Lugo case
  • War for a whole life
  • La ley de Linch
  • The cult of violence
  • City of demons
  • Vindicta publica
  • Part Three
  • We have got you now, Don Santiago
  • The crime must be avenged
  • Dueling, shooting, and killing
  • The plague is upon us
  • Master in the house
  • A refined piece of villainy
  • The Home Guard Vigilance Committee
  • Chinatown
  • Imperfect justice
  • Fists doubled up
  • Epilogue: Forgive me, I have killed your brother
Isbn
9780393051360
Instance
Label
Eternity Street : violence and justice in frontier Los Angeles
Title
Eternity Street
Title remainder
violence and justice in frontier Los Angeles
Statement of responsibility
John Mack Faragher
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"A riveting popular history of Los Angeles's bloody beginnings. 'Los Angeles is a terrible place for murders,' declared the Daily Alta California in 1850. The county suffered more than two hundred killings between 1850 and 1859, with many bodies borne down Eternity Street on the way to Cavalry Cemetery. Yale historian John Mack Faragher delves into the birth of the City of Angels to deliver a rich portrait of its rise. From its modest origins as a small Mexican pueblo to a sprawling modern metropolis, Los Angeles would remain a city founded on blood, where justice was elusive. Saloons and gambling houses teemed with crowds of Indians, Californios, Mexicans, and Americans, all quick to draw their Bowie knives or Colt revolvers. Faragher reveals the city's long tradition as a lawless outpost rife with ethnic conflict and ruled by vigilantism, resisting an official legal system. Eternity Street delivers a piercing look at the birth of this quintessentially American city"--Provided by publisher
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1945-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Faragher, John Mack
Dewey number
305.8009794/94
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
F869.L857
LC item number
F37 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • Violence
  • Murder
  • Ethnic conflict
  • Vigilantes
  • Justice, Administration of
Label
Eternity Street : violence and justice in frontier Los Angeles, John Mack Faragher
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Cast of characters -- Prologue: A terrible place for murders -- Part One -- A people angry and armed -- Reduced to obedience -- A country entirely altered -- Extranjeros -- The Texas game -- California now belongs to the United States -- ¡Abajo los Americanos! -- The old woman's gun -- San Pasqual -- Poor Californios -- The grab game -- Military occupation -- Part Two -- Mob law -- Violence begins at home -- The Lugo case -- War for a whole life -- La ley de Linch -- The cult of violence -- City of demons -- Vindicta publica -- Part Three -- We have got you now, Don Santiago -- The crime must be avenged -- Dueling, shooting, and killing -- The plague is upon us -- Master in the house -- A refined piece of villainy -- The Home Guard Vigilance Committee -- Chinatown -- Imperfect justice -- Fists doubled up -- Epilogue: Forgive me, I have killed your brother
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xviii, 580 pages
Isbn
9780393051360
Lccn
2015031997
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
2015031997
Label
Eternity Street : violence and justice in frontier Los Angeles, John Mack Faragher
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Cast of characters -- Prologue: A terrible place for murders -- Part One -- A people angry and armed -- Reduced to obedience -- A country entirely altered -- Extranjeros -- The Texas game -- California now belongs to the United States -- ¡Abajo los Americanos! -- The old woman's gun -- San Pasqual -- Poor Californios -- The grab game -- Military occupation -- Part Two -- Mob law -- Violence begins at home -- The Lugo case -- War for a whole life -- La ley de Linch -- The cult of violence -- City of demons -- Vindicta publica -- Part Three -- We have got you now, Don Santiago -- The crime must be avenged -- Dueling, shooting, and killing -- The plague is upon us -- Master in the house -- A refined piece of villainy -- The Home Guard Vigilance Committee -- Chinatown -- Imperfect justice -- Fists doubled up -- Epilogue: Forgive me, I have killed your brother
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xviii, 580 pages
Isbn
9780393051360
Lccn
2015031997
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
2015031997

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