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Readers who enjoy sweeping historical fiction, gold rush and Civil War years, family secrets, and old-fashioned romance with villains, devoted friends and a hidden heiress.
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What happens to a family when a whole country changes hands around it? In July 1840 a Mexican captain on the bluffs of Monterey watches a ship carry away a hundred foreigners and cheers. Within a few years the Stars and Stripes will fly over the same town.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas is a historical romance by Richard Savage, dated from New York in 1892. It follows the Peralta family, a young Louisiana Creole named Maxime Valois, and a hidden heiress through the gold rush, the Civil War and the Paris of the 1870s. You get a story of land, gold, loyalty and betrayal, told in strong colors.
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- 1Monterey celebrates expelling foreignersFree
- 2A wedding and a ranch beside a lake
- 3A young scout is carried off to Lagunitas
- 4War sweeps past and gold calls the freed prisoner
- 5Philip Hardin recruits a Southern ally
- 6The Queen of the El Dorado and a death at the table
- 7A mountain bandit brings war back to Lagunitas
- 8A marriage, a ranch and a Southern conspiracy
- 9A wealthy man leaves his home and his trust
- 10Land, gold and who deserves to keep them
- 11How the story is told and what to notice
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Monterey celebrates expelling foreigners
In July 1840 Captain Miguel Peralta sits on his horse above Monterey bay and watches a Yankee bark sail for Acapulco. Aboard are about a hundred foreigners judged dangerous. His riders throw their hats in the air and shout against strangers.
The town answers with cannon fire and a Mass at Carmel Mission. Governor Alvarado then feasts the great families. The talk is uneasy, and General Vallejo says the Russians, the Swiss and the Yankees will all be a threat in time.
The narrator shows what the celebrating Californians cannot see. Gold lies in the Sierra rivers, and a man named Marshall will find it in a few years. Peralta asks to be released from duty so he can settle on his land. The Governor agrees and names him Commandant of the San Joaquin Valley.
A proud society feels safe, while the reader knows how little time it has left.
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- LengthAbout 118,400 words
- Reading timeAbout 8 h 20 min
Questions about La petite dame de Lagunitas
What is The Little Lady of Lagunitas about?
It follows a Mexican family, a young Creole from New Orleans and a hidden heiress across the gold rush, the Civil War and Paris. The plot turns on a ranch, its gold mine and a guardian who cannot be trusted.
Who wrote The Little Lady of Lagunitas and when?
The novel is by Richard Savage, whose preface bears the date May 15, 1892, and the location New York. He was an American author who died in 1903 and wrote many popular adventure novels in the late nineteenth century.
Is the book based on real history?
Yes, it is fiction placed in real events. Monterey in 1840, the bear flag, the gold rush, the bandit Joaquin Murieta, the Civil War and the Paris Commune all appear, along with many real politicians and generals.
Where is Lagunitas?
Lagunitas is a fictional ranch with a lake in the Sierra foothills near Mariposa, California. It is a land grant ten leagues square given to Captain Miguel Peralta, and it becomes the center of the plot.
Who are the main characters?
Miguel Peralta, his wife Juanita and daughter Dolores, the young Louisiana Creole Maxime Valois, Father Francisco Ribaut, the lawyer Philip Hardin, the gambler Hortense Duval and the miner Joe Woods are the main figures.
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Savage, Richard. The Little Lady of Lagunitas. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-little-lady-of-lagunitas.
Savage, R. (2026). The little lady of Lagunitas. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-little-lady-of-lagunitas (Original work published 1892)
Savage, Richard. The Little Lady of Lagunitas. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-little-lady-of-lagunitas.
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