I, Joaquin Book

I, Joaquín is a fresh account of the legendary outlaw Joaquín Murrieta and his fight for justice during the California gold rush. Joaquín, not quite twenty-one at the time of his death, left a legacy and a mystic force behind him that carried on for generations. Before Jesse James or Billy the Kid, before Villa, Zapata, or Che Guevara, there was Joaquín—lover, bandit, revolutionary—not only a Hispanic hero, but an American hero, a character born of the fervent mix of people and culture that both sets us apart and holds a promise to the world. I, Joaquín is at once a breath and echo of that promise, a soul's jornada, Joaquín's reflections on his life and death, his love and vengeance, and the lone purgatory from which he speaks.

About the Author

Melvin Litton lives in Lawrence, Kansas. He works as a carpenter and plays guitar and sings with The Border Band. His first novel, Geminga, was published in 1993 by III Publishing. His fiction has appeared in the literary journal First Intensity.