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Dirty deeds : land, violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee / Nancy J. Taniguchi.
- Title
- Dirty deeds : land, violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee / Nancy J. Taniguchi.
- Author
- Taniguchi, Nancy J. (Nancy Jacobus), 1948-
- Publication
- Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F869.S3 T17 2016 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 294 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Tells the real story, in which a band of men took over a city in an attempt to control the most valuable land on the West Coast. Ranging far beyond San Francisco, the 1856 Vigilance Committee's activities affected events on the East Coast, in Central America, and in courts throughout the United States even after the Civil War. --
- Alternative Title
- Land, violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee
- Subject
- San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856
- San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856
- 1800-1899
- Land titles > California > San Francisco > History
- Land tenure > Political aspects > History > California > San Francisco > 19th century
- Landowners > Political activity > History > California > San Francisco > 19th century
- Vigilance committees > California > San Francisco
- Economic history
- Land tenure > Political aspects
- Land titles
- Landowners > Political activity
- Politics and government
- Vigilance committees
- San Francisco (Calif.) > Politics and government > 19th century
- San Francisco (Calif.) > Economic conditions > 19th century
- California > San Francisco
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- A contentious place. Unstable ground ; Feisty editor, contentious elections ; Land and newsprint ; Under attack ; In secret tribunal ; The black list ; Arresting developments -- Vigilantes rising. Escalating tensions ; Rumors and revelations ; Vigilante blood ; Unintended consequences ; Mounting opposition ; Sectional strife -- Changing directions. A new agenda ; Trying times ; Blood lust ; Release ; A false finale ; Pirates and payback ; Politics and property -- A new era. Reputation's rollercoaster ; Seeking resolution ; Irreconcilable differences ; Lasting transformations ; Secrets.
- ISBN
- 9780806153988 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0806153989 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2016011314
- OCLC
- 944179735
- SCSB-11484602
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library