Not only was this the first book printed in California, but it was also the first published book to be written by a Native America.
Certainly, aspects of the California Bandit would used later as the foundation of comic book vigilantes, such as Batman.
The story of Joaqu n Murieta would later be adapted as The Mask of Zorro.
Not only was this the first book printed in California, but it was also the first published book to be written by a Native America