When the Great Spirit Died : The Destruction of the California Indians 1850-1860

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781884995408
• ISBN10: 1884995403
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Linden Pub

Summary

The most persistent enemy of the native Californians was the firmly rooted white philosophy which preached that, one way or another, the Indian was doomed. Beyond the callous references to "Diggers" and "Poor Lo, " the single most important catchword of the period was "extermination." It was used early and often and picked up by the newspapers and repeated in the army reports, letters, government documents, and journals of the time. It was a word that set the stage for slaughter. When the Great Spirit Diedis a sad and tragic story that will haunt our country forever.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
California Map: Areas of Principal Indian Groups	p. xvii
California Map: Location of Principal Indian Reservations, Towns and Rivers	p. xviii
Preceding 1850	p. 1
Clearlake	p. 23
Nisenan	p. 37
The Gila Expedition	p. 47
Kaweah	p. 55
El Dorado	p. 63
Yosemite	p. 83
Modoc	p. 111
Garra	p. 135
Major Savage	p. 159
Shasta	p. 181
Henley	p. 197
Tule River	p. 217
Achomawi	p. 235
Nome Cult	p. 255
Whitmore's Ferry	p. 273
Jarboe	p. 287
Humboldt Bay	p. 313
Index	p. 340
About the Author	p. 350
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