Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Romance Founded on Truth
Author: first_name:  Henry L.
last_name: Williams
Language: English
Year: 1865

Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".<br><br>

<i>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 crim