María Rosalía is a Mestizo servant in a Spanish home. Orphaned years ago, she and her brother Domingo work on a ranch run by the stern Señor Medina.
María's writing captures the intense tradition and culture of the Spanish as she observes the war that Alta California ultimately loses to the Americans.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
218 pages
Publication:
2002
Publisher:
Demco Media
Edition:
Language:
ISBN10:
0606228101
ISBN13:
9780606228107
kindle Asin:
0606228101
Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846, (Dear America)
María Rosalía is a Mestizo servant in a Spanish home. Orphaned years ago, she and her brother Domingo work on a ranch run by the stern Señor Medina.
María's writing captures the intense tradition and culture of the Spanish as she observes the war that Alta California ultimately loses to the Americans.