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The Californios
First published 1974
Set in Mexican Alta California before the United States conquest, The Mulkerin family fights to preserve its California ranch and heritage as older Spanish-Mexican society confronts outside pressure, shifting authority and threats to land ownership.
Against the historical background of Alta California under Spanish and Mexican Rule, L’Amour builds the story around land, work, violence, loyalty and the uncertainty of frontier life. His characters survive by reading landscape and people carefully, and the action is grounded in the practical realities of travel, work, weapons, distance and local authority.
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