Killing for land in early California
Popularity 1
"This is a history of the clash between the White settlers and the Native Americans in what is now an affluent county in California. The frontier wars gave land and gold to Whites and reservations to the Native Americans. Eyewitness accounts and extensive research show the conflicting roles played by the Army, State Legislature and the US Congress"--Provided by publisher.
Frontier and pioneer lifeGovernment relationsIndians of North AmericaLand tenurePolitics and governmentRace relationsWarsDiscovery and explorationHistoryLand settlement