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A swashbuckling adventure story that reveals for the first time how Diego de la Vega became the masked man we all know so well Born in southern California late in the eighteenth century, he is a child of two worlds. Diego de la Vega's father is an aristocratic Spanish military man turned landowner; his mother, a Shoshone warrior. Diego learns from his maternal grandmother, White Owl, the ways of her tribe while receiving from his father lessons in the art of fencing and in cattle branding. It is here, during Diego's childhood, filled with mischief and adventure, that he witnesses the brutal injustices dealt Native Americans by European settlers and first feels the inner conflict of his heritage. At the age of sixteen, Diego is sent to Barcelona for a European education. In a country chafing under the corruption of Napoleonic rule, Diego follows the example of his celebrated fencing master and joins La Justicia, a secret underground resistance movement devoted to helping the powerless and the poor. With this tumultuous period as a backdrop, Diego falls in love, saves the persecuted, and confronts for the first time a great rival who emerges from the world of privilege. Between California and Barcelona, the New World and the Old, the persona of Zorro is formed, a great hero is born, and the legend begins. After many adventures -- duels at dawn, fierce battles with pirates at sea, and impossible rescues -- Diego de la Vega, a.k.a. Zorro, returns to America to reclaim the hacienda on which he was raised and to seek justice for all who cannot fight for it themselves.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060778970
ISBN-13
9780060778972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44121166

Product Key Features

Book Title
Zorro
Author
Isabel Allende
Original Language
Spanish
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Action & Adventure, Historical
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
400 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pq8098.1.L54z4613
Reviews
Allende is a beguiling storyteller, and Zorro provides a rich palate for her customary embellishments., Equal parts adventure, historical novel and family saga, Zorro is a moving portrait of a hero who is heartbreakingly human., One of those rare and perfect matches of subject and author... Sinfully entertaining ... Serious fiction., Allende's discreetly subversive talent really shows . . . You turn the pages, cheering on the masked man., Zorro is great fun . . . A thrilling journey into a world in which cultures clash as often as swords.
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-046389
Dewey Decimal
863.64
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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