num_pages: 381
description: The Squatter and the Don, originally published in San Francisco in 1885, is the first fictional narrative written and published in English from the perspective of the conquered Mexican population that, despite being granted the full rights of citizenship under the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848, was, by 1860, a subordinated and marginalized national minority.
language: English
title: The Squatter and the Don
titlecomplete: The Squatter and the Don (Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage)
genres: Literature, American, Classics, School, Novels, Read For College, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School
ratings_count: 401
publisher: Arte Publico Press