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'Exterminate Them' : Written Accounts of the Murder, Rape, and Slavery of Native Americans During the California Gold Rush, 1848-1868
by Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor), Joel R. Hyer (Editor), 1999
$22.95 (less discount)

The typical Californian generally knows nothing about the genocide committed against the native people. . . . We need to see and to witness the hatred and racism of a society that not only affected early California history but continues today in all its various forms. Teachers who are required to cover this subject matter should be greatly enriched with accurate, evidentiary and documental records. What an opportunity to critically inquire and to learn about comparative political systems, social issues, economic and philosophical ramifications. -- Jack Norton [Hupa Historian] Costo Chair, University of California, Riverside

The Cave Paintings of Baja California : Discovering the Great Murals of an Unknown People
by Harry W. Crosby, Lowell Lindsay (Editor), 1998
$39.95

The cave gods must be looking over Sunbelt's shoulder. Since it was released, CAVE PAINTINGS was selected for three book clubs, reviewed favorably in the top review journals, and mentioned in the WALL STREET JOURNAL. That's not all. An Emmy-award winning producer taped a one-hour TV documentary to . . . gather together experts to talk about this world wonder. -- Foreword Magazine

Digger : The Tragic Fate of the California Indians from the Missions to the Gold Rush
by Jerry Stanley, 1997
$18.00 (less discount)
Young Adult

Chronicles the lives of the Native Americans of California from 1769 through the Gold Rush of the 1850s, recounting poignant stories of violence, destruction, hunger, disease, rebellion, and death.

The Dog Who Walked With God
by Michael J. Rosen, Stan Fellows (Illustrator), 1998
$16.99 (less discount)
Ages 4-8

A Kato (of Northern California creation story in which our familiar world emerges from an empty, dark and watery place so lonely that even the Creator needed a companion before setting foot there.

	'Exterminate Them' : Written Accounts of the Murder, Rape, and Slavery of Native Americans During the California Gold Rush, 1848-1868 by Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor), Joel R. Hyer (Editor), 1999 $22.95 (less discount)
The typical Californian generally knows nothing about the genocide committed against the native people. . . . We need to see and to witness the hatred and racism of a society that not only affected early California history but continues today in all its various forms. Teachers who are required to cover this subject matter should be greatly enriched with accurate, evidentiary and documental records. What an opportunity to critically inquire and to learn about comparative political systems, social issues, economic and philosophical ramifications. -- Jack Norton [Hupa Historian] Costo Chair, University of California, Riverside
	The Cave Paintings of Baja California : Discovering the Great Murals of an Unknown People by Harry W. Crosby, Lowell Lindsay (Editor), 1998 $39.95
The cave gods must be looking over Sunbelt's shoulder. Since it was released, CAVE PAINTINGS was selected for three book clubs, reviewed favorably in the top review journals, and mentioned in the WALL STREET JOURNAL. That's not all. An Emmy-award winning producer taped a one-hour TV documentary to . . . gather together experts to talk about this world wonder. -- Foreword Magazine
	Digger : The Tragic Fate of the California Indians from the Missions to the Gold Rush by Jerry Stanley, 1997 $18.00 (less discount) Young Adult
Chronicles the lives of the Native Americans of California from 1769 through the Gold Rush of the 1850s, recounting poignant stories of violence, destruction, hunger, disease, rebellion, and death.
	The Dog Who Walked With God by Michael J. Rosen, Stan Fellows (Illustrator), 1998 $16.99 (less discount) Ages 4-8
A Kato (of Northern California creation story in which our familiar world emerges from an empty, dark and watery place so lonely that even the Creator needed a companion before setting foot there.

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