Project Gutenberg 2011-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 543 Ruiz de Burton, María Amparo 1832 1895 Ruiz de Burton, Amparo Ruiz Arango, María del Amparo Ruiz de Burton, Maria Amparo Ruiz, María Amparo Burton, María Amparo Ruiz de De Burton, María Amparo Ruiz Arango, María del Amparo Ruiz Loyal, C. 06022255 The Squatter and the Don A Novel Descriptive of Contemporary Occurrences in California Produced by David Edwards, Katherine Ward, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Squatter and the Don" by María Amparo Ruiz de Burton is a novel descriptive of contemporary occurrences in California written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the conflicting lives of William Darrell, a settler or "squatter," and Don Mariano Alamar, a landowner in the wake of the changing laws and social dynamics following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It delves into themes of land ownership, cultural clashes, and the personal struggles of these characters as they navigate a transformed society. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Darrell family, particularly William and his wife, Mary, who are preparing for William’s journey to Southern California to claim land. Their conversation reveals the tension surrounding the squatter title, as Mary urges caution and emphasizes the importance of not encroaching upon legally claimed land, hinting at their past misfortunes. The narrative also introduces Don Mariano, who reflects on the squatter issue and his own property’s legal challenges, setting the stage for the ensuing conflict between settlers and landowners. This opening suggests a rich exploration of the impact of legislation on personal lives and land claims, framed in the complexities of love, ambition, and cultural heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories Domestic fiction Landowners -- Fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction Land tenure -- Fiction California -- Fiction Mexicans -- California -- Fiction Ethnic relations -- Fiction Squatters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 932940 2025-06-14T12:44:50.571816 text/html 933262 2011-04-01T15:15:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 319286 2011-04-01T15:15:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 473153 2025-06-14T12:45:18.818676 application/epub+zip 933850 2025-01-14T12:32:39.488444 application/pdf 933845 2025-01-14T12:32:17.243043 application/pdf 473309 2025-06-14T12:45:02.544831 application/epub+zip 458178 2025-06-14T12:44:56.052849 application/epub+zip 771203 2025-06-14T12:45:28.017731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675550 2025-06-14T12:45:14.684734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654005 2022-09-16T09:36:11.044493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 821989 2025-06-14T12:44:49.523864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 822062 2011-04-01T15:17:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 304224 2011-04-01T15:17:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 803460 2011-04-01T15:18:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 302028 2011-04-01T15:18:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 803486 2011-04-01T15:18:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301917 2011-04-01T15:18:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 29281 2025-06-14T12:45:28.203651 application/rdf+xml 825085 2025-06-14T12:44:48.831838 text/x-rst 825081 2011-04-01T15:15:42 text/x-rst 306017 2011-04-01T15:15:42 text/x-rst application/zip 13235 2025-06-14T12:44:58.303778 image/jpeg 3582 2025-06-14T12:44:57.020788 image/jpeg 395161 2025-06-14T12:44:50.646815 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia