The Master Of Monterey

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Master Of Monterey by Lawrence Coates, University of Nevada Press
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Author: Lawrence Coates ISBN: 9780874179026
Publisher: University of Nevada Press Publication: October 1, 2012
Imprint: University of Nevada Press Language: English
Author: Lawrence Coates
ISBN: 9780874179026
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publication: October 1, 2012
Imprint: University of Nevada Press
Language: English

This comic novel, by the author of The Blossom Festival, is set in Mexican California in 1842 and is based on a true story of mistaken conquest. When Commodore Jones and the crew of the National Intention land in Monterey believing themselves to be bringing freedom and democracy to the benighted Californios, they discover that history has preceded them, that cruelty, betrayal, greed, and lust are already well established there, and that far from existing outside of history, California is a battleground for several contending versions of the past. They also find that their own limitations and illusions are far more powerful than the message of hope that they intend to deliver. 

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This comic novel, by the author of The Blossom Festival, is set in Mexican California in 1842 and is based on a true story of mistaken conquest. When Commodore Jones and the crew of the National Intention land in Monterey believing themselves to be bringing freedom and democracy to the benighted Californios, they discover that history has preceded them, that cruelty, betrayal, greed, and lust are already well established there, and that far from existing outside of history, California is a battleground for several contending versions of the past. They also find that their own limitations and illusions are far more powerful than the message of hope that they intend to deliver. 

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