Songs of the Mexican Seas

Songs of the Mexican Seas by Joaquin Miller is a collection of poetry by a renowned American frontiersman. He lived in northern California in a Native American town that he fought alongside in a battle later in his life. Excerpt: "IN the beginning,—ay, before The six-days' labors were well o'er; Yea, while the world lay incomplete, Ere God had opened quite the door Of this strange land for strong men's feet,—"