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# The Man from the Rio Grande: A Biography of Harry Love, Leader of the California Rangers Who Tracked Down Joaquin Murrieta (Volume 32) (Western Frontiersmen Series) Hardcover – April 20, 2005

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Man’s Dreams
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2018*

This is a meticulously researched book that purports to put to rest the many alternate Joaquin stories. While telling the story of Harry Love, Secrest traces Joaquin’s movements and his ultimate demise, supporting his theories with many footnoted references. Harry lived out his final years very close to where I now live. His story is ultimately a sad one, yet is indicative of the early pioneers who brought American culture to California. While Secrest could not bring these men back to life, he did revive the stubborn and determined individuality that led them to leave their mark on these lands and in history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Will be the standard biography for years to come...
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2005*

By necessity a biographer of legendary California Ranger Harry Love must deconstruct numerous myths surrounding the man Walter Noble Burns called the Robin Hood of El Dorado, the undeservedly romanticized Joaquin Murrieta.  Such an author must also tell of the brief history of the California Rangers, and of the lawless atmosphere of the early years of California statehood.  Distinguished California historian William B. Secrest does all this for Harry Love, a figure long overdue for a proper biography.Secrest shows the one-time Texas Ranger Love, by virtue of his Rio Grande experiences, to be the ideal choice of the California legislature to lead a group of twenty Rangers in tracking down the elusive "Joaquin."  Murrieta by then was, in Secrest's words, a man whose "hands were stained with the blood of dozens of victims."  Whether Murrieta was killed by Love's Rangers has always been questioned by some, despite the identification of his severed head (in a bottle) by many who knew him.  In his most compelling writing, Secrest methodically presents a mountain of documented evidence that Love did end Murrieta's life of crime, and that Murrieta's preserved head was convincingly and unmistakably identified by those who knew him.Love has been called a "drunken brute," a lying braggart, and a fraud, but Secrest portrays a complex and multi-dimensional pioneer figure.  Love came to California as early as 1839, and returned to stay during the gold rush.  This followed his stalwart service as a volunteer and employee of the U. S. Army along the Rio Grande during the tumultuous 1840s.  Love was an imposing figure who could organize a hunt with purpose and tenacity.  Yet he was capable of appallingly bad choices in many aspects of his personal life, particularly in his glory-less final years.  He made poor business decisions in later life while attempting to prosper at his sawmill and farm, and he especially erred in his choice to settle down with the `wife from hell.'  This last poor choice cost him his life, when he provoked his own killing by the mysterious Christian "Fred" Eiversen.Lavishly illustrated, there are other riches to be found between this book's covers.  The author refers to "cleaning up the loose ends of the Murrieta story," and does just that.  The myth of Murrieta as a Robin Hood or social bandit is thoroughly discredited.  The author calls on Hispanic historians to bring to bear on Murrieta's story the special insights of their heritage and culture, in order to create a truly in-depth study of Murrieta.  He lays to rest his bogus image as a nationalistic Chicano liberator and folk hero. This characterization Secrest correctly labels as "insulting to the thousands of decent Hispanic pioneers to whom he caused great distress, grief, and shame."  The lengthy epilogue includes the interesting if bizarre story Mariana Andrada, a purported wife of Murrieta.On a final note, the author relates how Harry Love's long-lost grave was marked with a new and detailed headstone in 2003.  William Secrest fittingly was chosen to speak at the dedication of Love's new monument.  This book makes a persuasive case that such a monument was deserved for this colorful pioneer Californian.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Accolades for Another Winner!
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2006*

William B. Secrest has finally given readers a true insight into the life of the mysterious Harry Love, "The Man from the Rio Grande."  Many stories have been written about the notorious bandit, Joaquin Murrieta.  This is the first I have read about the man who brought him to justice.  It is a very interesting and accurate portrayal of Harry and the events that formed his life.  A must for aficionados of the Wild West.

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