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California Native Peoples - paperback by Mir Tamim Ansary & Stephen Feinstein. A more detailed look at the culture of California's natives... $10.00
California Tribes, 28 books, paperback by Mary Null Boule. The first half of each title in this series is general information about California tribes. The second half is detailed information about specific tribes. $240.00
Missions and Presidios by Raymond Bial. The value of this little book is that it places missions in the context of United States history.... $6.95
California Kids ENGLISH/SPANISH Jim Silverman, editor. A primary resource recounting some of the memories of a California Indian girl, a rancho boy, and a gold rush girl... $5.95
Two Years Before the Mast, abridged by Richard Henry Dana. Abridged for children, this primary resource is the memoir of a young man who spent two years on a Yankee ship trading with the ranchos of California... $13.95