The Man from the Rio Grande. A Biography of Harry Love, Leader of the California Rangers who tracked down Joaquin Murrieta
by Secrest, William B
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About This Item
Spokane, Washington: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2005 First edition. 303pp. Illustrated with photographs, prints and maps. Notes, bibliography, index. Red cloth, gilt. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. Harry Love was an army courier and an express rider in Texas, Mexico, and New Mexico during and after the Mexican War, and was a popular and well-known figure. He arrived in California in 1850, during the Gold Rush and eventually joined the California Rangers. In 1853, the renowned bandit Murrieta met his fate at the hand of Love and his Rangers..
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- Title
- The Man from the Rio Grande. A Biography of Harry Love, Leader of the California Rangers who tracked down Joaquin Murrieta
- Author
- Secrest, William B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Spokane, Washington
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Joaquin Murrieta, Harry Love, California, History, Bandits, Crime, Biography
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