Willie Boy, the truth, and white man's many outrageous lies
'Quintus Hopper of Nevada' series: The story of two ill-fated Chemehuevi lovers had been told and retold with lie upon lie. Many years later, two Hollywood films brought far more truth to light.
Quintus Hopper of Nevada, published in January 2022, is a historical novel that follows the epic and peculiar life of a frontier newspaper typesetter. As part of my research I made extensive use of newspaper archives and, in this series, I’ll share some of my often surprising findings. Here are history, commentaries and contemporary newspaper articles a…
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