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Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Roman…

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Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".

Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy parents, and nothing in his early youth betokened any traits of the monster which he afterwards became. . . . In the following pages every trace of his blood-stained footsteps is closely followed. Some of the facts are furnished by contemporary witnesses; most of them by official documents. He proceeded from step to step, wading deeper and deeper into crime, until quiet citizens were almost afraid to breathe his name aloud.

In addition to this being a faithful narration of the fearful deeds of Joaquin, incidentally the work gives a faithful delineation of "life in the diggings" in the early days of California, when almost every nugget of gold was blood-spotted ere rude Justice bared her death-dealing arm.


Murrieta is believed to have inspired the fictional character of Zorro by Johnston McCulley. You may judge for yourself how much of the account here is truthful and how much is sensationalized. - Summary by TriciaG & from the Synopsis (10 hr 37 min)

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Synopsis

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 2

20:06

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Chapter 3

22:45

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Chapter 4

13:41

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Chapter 5

14:22

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Chapter 6

39:33

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Chapter 7

14:28

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Chapter 8

23:52

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Chapter 9

14:51

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Chapter 10

14:36

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Chapter 11

22:50

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Chapter 12

11:20

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Chapter 13

9:58

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Chapter 14

9:10

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Chapter 15

32:32

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Chapter 16

37:26

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Chapter 17

10:38

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Chapter 18

16:04

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Chapter 19

12:00

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Chapter 20

9:08

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Chapter 21

9:09

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Chapter 22

17:07

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Chapter 23

9:04

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Chapter 24 Part 1

51:40

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Chapter 24 Part 2

24:42

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Chapter 25

18:15

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Chapter 26

11:27

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Chapter 27

12:14

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Chapter 28

49:44

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Chapter 29

44:09

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Chapter 30

9:13

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