Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in California History

by Cass, Maxine

• ISBN13: 9780762772407
• ISBN10: 0762772409
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-24
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Speaking III of the Dead: Jerks in California History features sixteen short profiles of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Golden State. It reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from California's past both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through. They include: Book jacket.

Author Biography

Maxine Cass was born in the Valley of Heart's Delight--now Silicon Valley--and has a dual B.A. in History and Medieval Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a widely-published writer, journalist, and photographer based in San Francisco who loves nature, travel, yoga, dance, and historic connection.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. viii
Monterey Is Burning: Hipolito Bouchard Terrorizes Spanish California	p. 1
Survival in the Sierra: The Donner Party Eats	p. 13
String 'Em Up: San Francisco Vigilantes Execute Frontier Justice	p. 27
1859 Terry's Terrible Temper: David S. Terry, Bellicose Man of and against the Law	p. 39
Modoc War: Captain Jack versus the United States	p. 52
Sympathy for a Bandido: Californio Tiburcio Vasquez: Villain, Lover, Legend	p. 67
Black Bart: Classy Robber of the Foothills	p. 79
Rabble-Rousing Racist: Dennis Kearney Crusades against the Chinese	p. 93
Shoot-Out at Mussel Slough: Settlers, Land, and the Power of the Southern Pacific Railroad	p. 106
Chinatown Gangster: Big Trouble for"Little Pete"	p. 119
Corruption at City Hall: San Francisco's Boss Abe Ruef Gets the Rap	p. 131
Labors Framed: Framing Tom Mooney for the 1916 Preparedness Day Bombing	p. 147
Loans for a Teapot: Edward Doheny, Oil, and the Teapot Dome Scandal	p. 163
Movie Morals: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and the Hays Code	p. 176
Klannish in the OC: Anaheim Falls into Ku Klux Elan Clutches	p. 190
No One Came Back: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Collapse	p. 201
Index	p. 214
About the Author	p. 220
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