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California S Channel Islands
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Author : Frederic Caire Chiles
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2015-01-20
California S Channel Islands written by Frederic Caire Chiles and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with History categories.
Prehistoric foragers, conquistadors, missionaries, adventurers, hunters, and rugged agriculturalists parade across the histories of these little-known islands on the horizon of twenty-first century Southern California. This chain of eight islands is home to a biodiversity unrivaled anywhere on Earth. In addition, the Channel Islands reveal the complex geology and the natural and human history of this part of the world, from the first human probing of the continent we now call North America to modern-day ranchers, vineyardists, yachtsmen, and backpackers. Not far below the largely undisturbed surface of these islands are the traces of a California that flourished before historical time, vestiges of a complex forager culture originating with the first humans to cross the Bering Land Bridge and spread down the Pacific coast. This culture came to an end a mere 450 years ago with the arrival of Spanish conquistadors and missionaries, whose practices effectively depopulated the archipelago. The largely empty islands in turn attracted Anglo-American agriculturalists, including Frederic Caire Chiles’s own ancestors, who battled the elements to build empires based on cattle, sheep, wine, and wool. Today adventure tourism is the heart of the islands’ economy, with the late-twentieth-century formation of Channel Islands National Park, which opened five of the islands to the general public. For visitors and armchair travelers alike, this book weaves the strands of natural history, island ecology, and human endeavor to tell the Channel Islands’ full story.
Islands Through Time
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Author : Todd J. Braje
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-11-06
Islands Through Time written by Todd J. Braje and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-06 with Social Science categories.
Explore the remarkable history of one of the jewels of the US National Park system California’s Northern Channel Islands, sometimes called the American Galápagos and one of the jewels of the US National Park system, are a located between 20 and 44 km off the southern California mainland coast. Celebrated as a trip back in time where tourists can capture glimpses of California prior to modern development, the islands are often portrayed as frozen moments in history where ecosystems developed in virtual isolation for tens of thousands of years. This could not, however, be further from the truth. For at least 13,000 years, the Chumash and their ancestors occupied the Northern Channel Islands, leaving behind an archaeological record that is one of the longest and best preserved in the Americas. From ephemeral hunting and gathering camps to densely populated coastal villages and Euro-American and Chinese historical sites, archaeologists have studied the Channel Island environments and material culture records for over 100 years. They have pieced together a fascinating story of initial settlement by mobile hunter-gatherers to the development of one of the world’s most complex hunter-gatherer societies ever recorded, followed by the devastating effects of European contact and settlement. Likely arriving by boat along a “kelp highway,” Paleocoastal migrants found not four offshore islands, but a single super island, Santarosae. For millennia, the Chumash and their predecessors survived dramatic changes to their land- and seascapes, climatic fluctuations, and ever-evolving social and cultural systems. Islands Through Time is the remarkable story of the human and ecological history of California’s Northern Channel Islands. We weave the tale of how the Chumash and their ancestors shaped and were shaped by their island homes. Their story is one of adaptation to shifting land- and seascapes, growing populations, fluctuating subsistence resources, and the innovation of new technologies, subsistence strategies, and socio-political systems. Islands Through Time demonstrates that to truly understand and preserve the Channel Islands National Park today, archaeology and deep history are critically important. The lessons of history can act as a guide for building sustainable strategies into the future. The resilience of the Chumash and Channel Island ecosystems provides a story of hope for a world increasingly threatened by climate change, declining biodiversity, and geopolitical instability.
The California Channel Islands
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Author : Marla Daily
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012
The California Channel Islands written by Marla Daily and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
Every day, thousands of Southern California residents see the California Channel Islands on the horizon, yet few can name all eight. Santa Catalina Island, third largest, is by far the best known. It is the only island with a city, Avalon, where dozens of hotels, shops, and restaurants await visitors year-round. Three of the islands are owned by the US Navy: San Clemente, San Nicolas, and San Miguel. San Clemente and San Nicolas Islands are used for military training, naval weapons development, and missile testing; thus access is restricted. Five islands fall within the boundaries of Channel Islands National Park: San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands. Close to the mainland and yet worlds apart, scenic day trips and primitive camping opportunities are available on all five park islands. With neither stores nor modern conveniences, a trip to Channel Islands National Park is a step back in time.
The Channel Islands Of California
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Author : Charles Frederick Holder
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
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The Channel Islands Of California written by Charles Frederick Holder and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
With nearly 150 illustrations from photographs, and 12 maps.
California Channel Islands
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Author : Marla Daily
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2012-08-20
California Channel Islands written by Marla Daily and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-20 with History categories.
Every day, thousands of Southern California residents see the California Channel Islands on the horizon, yet few can name all eight. Santa Catalina Island, third largest, is by far the best known. It is the only island with a city, Avalon, where dozens of hotels, shops, and restaurants await visitors year-round. Three of the islands are owned by the US Navy: San Clemente, San Nicolas, and San Miguel. San Clemente and San Nicolas Islands are used for military training, naval weapons development, and missile testing; thus access is restricted. Five islands fall within the boundaries of Channel Islands National Park: San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands. Close to the mainland and yet worlds apart, scenic day trips and primitive camping opportunities are available on all five park islands. With neither stores nor modern conveniences, a trip to Channel Islands National Park is a step back in time.
California S Channel Islands
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Author : Marla Daily
language : en
Publisher: Shore Line Press
Release Date : 1997-07-01
California S Channel Islands written by Marla Daily and has been published by Shore Line Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07-01 with Channel Islands (Calif.) categories.
Natural History Of The Islands Of California
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Author : Allan A. Schoenherr
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-07-10
Natural History Of The Islands Of California written by Allan A. Schoenherr and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-10 with History categories.
A book on California's islands that deals with their natural history and geology as well as the history of human habitation.
Guide To Catalina Island California S Channel Islands
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Author : Chicki Mallan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-08
Guide To Catalina Island California S Channel Islands written by Chicki Mallan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08 with Travel categories.
Guide To Catalina And California S Channel Islands
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Author : Chicki Mallan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Guide To Catalina And California S Channel Islands written by Chicki Mallan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Channel Islands (Calif.) categories.
Catalina Island Handbook
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Author : Chicki Mallan
language : en
Publisher: Moon Travel Handbooks
Release Date : 1992
Catalina Island Handbook written by Chicki Mallan and has been published by Moon Travel Handbooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Channel Islands (Calif.) categories.
This guidebook to California's Channel Islands for budget travellers gives historical, cultural and environmental commentary. It includes insider's information about recreational activities and local specialities.