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- Dirty Deeds : Land, Violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilanc
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
0806193085
ISBN-13
9780806193083
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24060884245
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Dirty Deeds : Land, Violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee
Subject
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Anchored in recovered primary sources, and clear and compelling in argument, Dirty Deeds brings to light the full story of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856. Later generations will regard this narrative as the definitive study of vigilantism in the West as well as a tour de force of urban history." - Kevin Starr, University Professor and Professor of History, University of Southern California, and author of California: A History "A page-turning narrative of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856, Dirty Deeds reveals a secret agenda of the committee Executives-to resolve conflicting property titles in a manner protecting their own landholding." - Roger D. McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier, "Anchored in recovered primary sources, and clear and compelling in argument, Dirty Deeds brings to light the full story of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856. Later generations will regard this narrative as the definitive study of vigilantism in the West as well as a tour de force of urban history."-- Kevin Starr, University Professor and Professor of History, University of Southern California, and author of California: A History, "A page-turning narrative of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856, Dirty Deeds reveals a secret agenda of the committee Executives--to resolve conflicting property titles in a manner protecting their own landholding."-- Roger D. McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier
Dewey Decimal
979.4/6104
Synopsis
The California gold rush of 1849 created fortunes for San Francisco merchants, whose wealth depended on control of the city's docks. But ownership of waterfront property was hotly contested. In an 1856 dispute over land titles, a county official shot an outspoken newspaperman, prompting a group of merchants to organize the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance. The committee, which met in secret, fed biased stories to the newspapers, depicting itself as a necessary substitute for incompetent law enforcement. But its actual purpose was quite different. In Dirty Deeds , historian Nancy J. Taniguchi draws on the 1856 Committee's minutes--long lost until she unearthed them--to present the first clear picture of its actions and motivations. San Francisco's real estate comprised a patchwork of land grants left from the Spanish and Mexican governments--grants that had been appropriated and sold over and over. Even after the establishment of a federal board in 1851 to settle the complicated California claims, land titles remained confused, and most of the land in the city belonged to no one. The acquisition of key waterfront properties in San Francisco by an ambitious politician motivated the thirty-odd merchants who called themselves "the Executives" of the Vigilance Committee to go directly after these parcels. Despite the organization's assertion of working on behalf of law and order, its tactics--kidnapping, forced deportations, and even murder--went far beyond the bounds of law. For more than a century, scholars have accepted the vigilantes' self-serving claims to honorable motives. Dirty Deeds 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., The California gold rush of 1849 created fortunes for San Francisco merchants, whose wealth depended on control of the city's docks. But ownership of waterfront property was hotly contested. In an 1856 dispute over land titles, a county official shot an outspoken newspaperman, prompting a group of merchants to organize the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance. The committee, which met in secret, fed biased stories to the newspapers, depicting itself as a necessary substitute for incompetent law enforcement. But its actual purpose was quite different. In Dirty Deeds, historian Nancy J. Taniguchi draws on the 1856 Committee's minutes-long lost until she unearthed them-to present the first clear picture of its actions and motivations. San Francisco's real estate comprised a patchwork of land grants left from the Spanish and Mexican governments-grants that had been appropriated and sold over and over. Even after the establishment of a federal board in 1851 to settle the complicated California claims, land titles remained confused, and most of the land in the city belonged to no one. The acquisition of key waterfront properties in San Francisco by an ambitious politician motivated the thirty-odd merchants who called themselves "the Executives" of the Vigilance Committee to go directly after these parcels. Despite the organization's assertion of working on behalf of law and order, its tactics-kidnapping, forced deportations, and even murder-went far beyond the bounds of law. For more than a century, scholars have accepted the vigilantes' self-serving claims to honorable motives. Dirty Deeds 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., Dirty Deeds 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.
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- c***t (921)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book I bought was reasonably priced and when it arrived it was in the 'Like New' condition specified in the listing. However, when I saw that the seller had not shipped the book after more than 15 days had passed since my order I felt I must write to say that I had actually placed an order with the seller and inquire when it planned to send the book. The brusque reply was that a tracking number was available, but no number HAD been created until I pointed out that I had placed the order.Catland by Hughes, Kathryn, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US (#356798982438)