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Massacre at the Yuma Crossing : Spanish relations with the Quechans, 1779-1782 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santiago, Mark, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [1998]
Subjects:
Spaniards > Arizona > Yuma Region > History > 18th century.
Yuma Region (Ariz.) > History.
Land settlement > Arizona > Yuma Region > History > 18th century.
Yuma Indians > Missions > Arizona > Yuma Region > History > 18th century.
Massacres > Arizona > Yuma Region > History > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Wayfarers and rivalries
  • The gate unlocked
  • The Gospel on the river
  • Hopes and promises
  • Voices crying in the wilderness
  • The knight's gamble
  • The respectable union
  • The fury of the Yumas
  • Ransom and retribution
  • Fire and blood
  • Epilogue: The shadow of death
  • Notes to pages
  • Bibliography
  • Index.