NATIVES in the NEWS

A collection of newspaper articles containing the First Peoples of Southern California and parts of North America from the years 1850-1930 from Santa Barbara to San Diego to Fresno to Blythe; representing the 6 counties of Southern California Some of these early newspapers chronicled the activites of the Natives of California very closely, especially when hostility was apparent. These papers warned the local settlers, missions and others of possible dangers from bandits, "Indian Outbreaks" and political decisions. An historical background and perspective is also given by historians and the author. Many of the articles in these newspapers are what history books are composed of, yet, very few books appear in this exact form, written by the participants and observers,which represents the same time, place and circumstance of the events. Contains over 250,000 words and 650 pages.