When the Basques Ruled California
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Author John J. O'Hagan gives us an insightful, entertaining look at time when a small, marginalized group of people had a disproportionate influence on history. 308 Pages Trade Paper
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Thomas Cahill gave us The Gifts of the Jews;
and How the Irish Saved
Civilization. Now another author adds to this canon. John O’Hagan
gives us When the Basques Ruled California, an
insightful, entertaining look at another time when a small, marginalized group
of people had a disproportionate influence on history. From 1784 until 1834,
virtually all of the positions of power in California—military, political and
ecclesiastical—were held by Basques. In those fifty years, these men put a
unique stamp on how the territory was defined, how it was run, and its role in
the formation and growth of what would become the most powerful country in the
world.
Author: John J. O'Hagan
308 pages
Trade Paper
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