Massacre at the Yuma Crossing : Spanish relations with the Quechans, 1779-1782

Massacre at the Yuma Crossing : Spanish relations with the Quechans, 1779-1782 / Mark Santiago.

Author/creator	Santiago, Mark, 1959-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1998.
Description	xv, 220 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	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.

Contents	Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Wayfarers and rivalries -- The gate unlocked -- The Gospel on the river -- Hopes and promises -- Voices crying in the wilderness -- The knight's gamble -- The respectable union -- The fury of the Yumas -- Ransom and retribution -- Fire and blood -- Epilogue: The shadow of death -- Notes to pages -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.
LCCN	98008867
ISBN	0816518246 (acid-free, archival-quality paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F819.Y9 S26 1998	✔ Available	Place Hold