The Destruction of California Indians a collection of documents from the period 1847 to 1865 in which are described some of the things that happened to some of the Indians of California edited by Robert F. Heizer ; introduction to the Bison book edition by Albert L. Hurtado
Heizer, Robert F (Robert Fleming) 1915-1979 Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 321 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
California
Californie
États-Unis
Date:
1993
1789-1869
Notes:
"A Bison book"
Originally published: Santa Barbara : Peregrine Smith, 1974
Contents:
Some early records -- Conditions of Indians -- Regular and volunteer troop actions against Indians -- Reservation matters -- Proposals for Indian protection and welfare -- Indenture, kidnapping and sale of Indians -- Massacres -- Scalping of Indians -- Disease, liquor and sexual exploitation of Indian women -- Indian mistreatment of Chinese -- Indians and the white man's law -- Indians as the butt of jokes -- Document sources
Summary:
Reveals how thousands of California natives died from 1847 to 1865 from starvation, disease, drunkenness, enslavement, rape, murder, and warfare. This book editor lets the documents tell the story and provides an organization and balance which make it possible to trace themes while letting the reader draw the conclusions
