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This is not your land, William Lobb said.Oh, it is, it is. I got the papers. I can show you, back at the camp.This is Indian land, if it's anyone's. William Lobb spoke as if he hadn't heard Billie Lapham. Those Miwoks encamped just south of here - they've been here longer than you. It's theirs, or it's God's land - take your pick.

Tracy Chevalier

This is not your land, William Lobb said.Oh, it is, it is. I got the papers. I can show you, back at the camp.This is Indian land, if it's anyone's. William Lobb spoke as if he hadn't heard Billie Lapham. Those Miwoks encamped just south of here - they've been here longer than you. It's theirs, or it's God's land - take your pick.

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About Tracy Chevalier

Tracy Rose Chevalier (born 19 October 1962) is an American-British novelist. She is best known for her second novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, which was adapted as a 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth.