← Gertrude AthertonThe Californiansby Gertrude AthertonNovel of early California society and its pioneersFind on Amazon↗About the authorGertrude AthertonGertrude Atherton was a prolific California novelist of social ambition and female independence who wrote about Spanish California, American politics, and Californian society. Her novel Black Oxen caused a sensation for its theme of rejuvenation.More by Gertrude AthertonBlack OxenNovel about a woman who uses a glandular rejuvenation treatment to recover her youth→The ConquerorHistorical novel of Alexander Hamilton's life and influence on American founding→Senator North→A Whirl Asunder→
