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ISBN-10: 0803272626
ISBN-13: 9780803272620
Publisher: Bison Books
Publish Date: 03/01/1993
Dimensions: 8.98" L, 5.91" W, 0.77" H

The Destruction of California Indians

Introduction by: Albert L Hurtado

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Price: $30.00

Overview

California is a contentious arena for the study of the Native American past. Some critics say genocide characterized the early conduct of Indian affairs in the state; others say humanitarian concerns. Robert F. Heizer, in the former camp, has compiled a damning collection of contemporaneous accounts that will provoke students of California history to look deeply into the state’s record of race relations and to question bland generalizations about the adventuresome days of the Gold Rush.

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The Destruction of California Indians "is so powerful that every American should read it. These accounts of the activities of agents, military officers, and newspapers reveal how thousands of California natives died from 1847 to 1865 from starvation, disease, drunkenness, enslavement, rape, murder, and warfare. . . . The editor lets the documents tell the story and has provided organization and balance which make it possible to trace themes while letting the reader draw the conclusions."–Library Journal
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ISBN-10: 0803272626
ISBN-13: 9780803272620
Publisher: Bison Books
Publish Date: 03/01/1993
Dimensions: 8.98" L, 5.91" W, 0.77" H
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