Joaqu n Murrieta: The True Story from News Reports of the Period describes Joaquin Murrieta through various newspaper accounts reported during the period contemporary with this famous character. Joaquin Murrieta was a notorious bandit during California's Gold Rush era. This is the only book to include a large compilation of the various documented accounts under a single cover. The reader is given the evidence to examines without extraneous commentary and allowed to determine for themselves the truth about Joaquin Murrieta. No other book provide such an extensive compilation of documented accounts regarding this infamous California bandito.