The Bride of Mission San José: A Tale of Early California
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This novel is a gripping tale of love and adventure set in early California. Follow the journey of the brave and beautiful Mara, as she navigates the challenges of life in the wild west, and fights for her true love against all odds. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the ...
Chapters (33)(click to expand)
- The Bride of Mission San José
- CHAPTER I A SERENADE IN THE MOONLIGHT
- CHAPTER II THE LION AND THE LAMB LIE DOWN TOGETHER
- CHAPTER III A DIP INTO THE PAST
- CHAPTER IV A STRANGER VISITS SEÑOR MENDOZA
- CHAPTER V ANOTHER STRANGER MAKES A VISIT
- CHAPTER VI THE MERIENDA
- CHAPTER VII A NIGHT SPENT IN A CAVE
- CHAPTER VIII THE POLITICAL POT SIMMERS
- CHAPTER IX SEÑORA VALENTINO SEEKS TO INTEREST PADRE OSUNA
- CHAPTER X THE BEGINNING OF THE BALL AT SEÑOR MENDOZA'S HACIENDA HOUSE
- CHAPTER XI AT THE SUPPER
- CHAPTER XII CARMELITA DANCES EL SON
- CHAPTER XIII RETURNING FROM THE BALL
- CHAPTER XIV O'DONNELL TAKES A HORSEBACK RIDE
- CHAPTER XV SEÑORA VALENTINO MAKES A REPORT
- CHAPTER XVI THE SEÑORITA OF THE WINDOW PANE
- CHAPTER XVII O'DONNELL SETTLES WITH YOSCOLO
- CHAPTER XVIII FARQUHARSON MEETS WITH A LOSS
- CHAPTER XIX SEÑORA VALENTINO AND CAPTAIN MORANDO CONTINUE CONVERSATION
- CHAPTER XX BITTER SWEET
- CHAPTER XXI A FEW DIPLOMATIC TOUCHES
- CHAPTER XXII ALMOST——
- CHAPTER XXIII PEDRO ZELAYA BRINGS IMPORTANT NEWS
- CHAPTER XXIV THE NEXT DAY
- CHAPTER XXV BROWN TAKES A HAND AT DIPLOMACY
- CHAPTER XXVI BRAVING THE STORM
- CHAPTER XXVII BUT YET A WOMAN
- CHAPTER XXVIII A DAUGHTER OF THE DE LA MENDOZA
- CHAPTER XXIX A DEPARTURE
- CHAPTER XXX ODDS AND ENDS
- CHAPTER XXXI ACROSS THE YEARS
- CHAPTER XXXII A WEDDING
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