California, Modern & Historical Fiction

NY: Bantam Books, 1959. Paperback. Very Good+. New Bantam Reprint from 1951 Printing. Tight/Bright copy, Bantam Books #A1898, very light edgewear and edge rubbing. Fast life, confusion, relationships, and crim e in the world of heavy construction and equipment operators, "cat-skinners" who moved from job to job, making good money, spending it on fast women, in saloons, junk joints, and fast living. 200 pages.. more information

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NY: Leisure Books, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing. Tight/bright copy light minor reading wear, an " X" is marked on the rear cover above the ISBN box. Michael J. Callahan made his way to California to seek his fortune in the Gold Rush and found out the hard way that honesty and trust were as hard to find as gold. There he met and became friends with a young Mexican named Joaquin Murieta. Their friendship and trust in the face of hatred and fear between the Mexicans and the Anglos' soon earned him the reputation as the Gringo Amigo. Great Californio and Joaquin Murieta historical reference.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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