The Squatter and the Don
Description
Set in post–Mexican-American War California, this incisive historical novel follows the Alamar family, Californio landowners whose ancestral property is threatened by American settlers, legal manipulation, and the doctrine of westward expansion. Through the conflict between the Alamares and the so-called squatters, the story explores dispossession, race, class, cultural identity, and the uneasy creation of a new American society in the West. A compelling blend of romance, social commentary, and political satire, it offers a rare nineteenth-century perspective on California’s transformation and the costs of conquest.
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Published Jan 1, 1885
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First Published
1885
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Squatter and the Don by María Amparo Ruiz de Burton.