Massacre at the Yuma Crossing
Subtitle: Spanish relations with the Quechans, 1779-1782
By: Mark Santiago.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Spaniards -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century.; Land settlement -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century.; Yuma Indians -- Missions -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century.; Massacres -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century.; Yuma Region (Ariz.) -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Wayfarers and rivalries; title: The gate unlocked; title: The Gospel on the river; title: Hopes and promises; title: Voices crying in the wilderness; title: The knight's gamble; title: The respectable union; title: The fury of the Yumas; title: Ransom and retribution; title: Fire and blood; title: Epilogue: The shadow of death; title: Notes to pages; title: Bibliography; title: Index.