The Bear: the Rising

Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Historical
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Author: John Kerr ISBN: 9781532016691
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: February 13, 2017
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: John Kerr
ISBN: 9781532016691
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: February 13, 2017
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

From the Spanish missions to the war against Mexico. From the discovery of gold to the rise of cattle ranches, California has always been a land where dreams were made and nothing is what it appears. The Bear shares the stories of the settling of this state. Captain Juan Diego de La Vega, a conquistador, arrives in San Diego to command the Presidio. Running afoul of the mission padres, De La Vega is banished from the army. Hunted like a common criminal, he takes refuge with a Luiseo tribe. Fifteen-year-old Sean McGuire flees famine-ravaged Ireland and arrives in the territory as war commences. Jedediah McCabe, a mountain man and scout, befriends McGuire and together they fight to liberate California from Mexico. After the war, McGuire establishes the Oso Negro, a preeminent ranch in the area. Lee Sing leaves China for Gum Saan, only to find death and discrimination until he partners with McGuire as the Oso Negros cook. As one of Chinatowns leading citizens, Lee Sing navigates a perilous course in a Tong war that could cost him his family. Kathleen ONeil, a strong-willed Irish woman saves McGuires life and becomes his wife. Shes the brains behind the McGuire wealth and the familys rise in society. The tales of these characters are woven as a tapestry against the backdrop of a region that became paradise for some and a dead end for others. California is the land of dreams. This is the story of those who dared to dream.

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From the Spanish missions to the war against Mexico. From the discovery of gold to the rise of cattle ranches, California has always been a land where dreams were made and nothing is what it appears. The Bear shares the stories of the settling of this state. Captain Juan Diego de La Vega, a conquistador, arrives in San Diego to command the Presidio. Running afoul of the mission padres, De La Vega is banished from the army. Hunted like a common criminal, he takes refuge with a Luiseo tribe. Fifteen-year-old Sean McGuire flees famine-ravaged Ireland and arrives in the territory as war commences. Jedediah McCabe, a mountain man and scout, befriends McGuire and together they fight to liberate California from Mexico. After the war, McGuire establishes the Oso Negro, a preeminent ranch in the area. Lee Sing leaves China for Gum Saan, only to find death and discrimination until he partners with McGuire as the Oso Negros cook. As one of Chinatowns leading citizens, Lee Sing navigates a perilous course in a Tong war that could cost him his family. Kathleen ONeil, a strong-willed Irish woman saves McGuires life and becomes his wife. Shes the brains behind the McGuire wealth and the familys rise in society. The tales of these characters are woven as a tapestry against the backdrop of a region that became paradise for some and a dead end for others. California is the land of dreams. This is the story of those who dared to dream.

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