The Miwok Eagles
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The Miwok Eagles
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Author : Barry Smith
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009
The Miwok Eagles written by Barry Smith and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Fiction categories.
The Miwok Eagles are a set of 1849 ten-dollar gold coins that become part of a bold con game mounted by an international counterfeiter named Fritz Boehmer. Miwok Indians in the San Francisco Bay Area accepted coins like these as payment for some of their land in the 19th Century. Boehmer plans to steal the coins from a San Francisco coin evaluator named Mirza Tarkanian, publicize their disappearance to drive up their value, and offer copies of them for sale. David Moore, co-owner of the Rothmore Security Agency, is trying to hold his swing shift of some fifty widely spread guard posts together when the theft of the Eagles takes place. The theft and resultant death of the coin dealer's nephew are partly his fault because he is late posting a guard to coin dealer Mirza Tarkanian, who frequently uses Moore's security agency when he is moving valuable coins from one place to another. The Miwok Eagles belong to Bess Carman, wealthy and influential owner of a ranch near San Francisco. Tracing the crime to her ranch, Moore begins to unravel the method of the criminals and reveal two murders tied to the crime. He has the help of a female archeologist who is studying Miwok village sites on the ranch. Her name is Kelly Raphael, and she too is disturbed by the activities of Bess Carman's visitors, especially when a servant goes missing. The search for evidence of murder takes Moore on a night hike to a site on the ranch where he finds buried in a dry stream bed, a crucible, a clean and carefully wrapped rifle, and the odor of a body which he has no time to exhume. Moore's efforts to uncover the plot lead him into deadly encounters when he becomes the target of one of the counterfeiters.
California Indians And Their Environment
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Author : Kent Lightfoot
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2009-04-24
California Indians And Their Environment written by Kent Lightfoot 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 2009-04-24 with Nature categories.
Capturing the vitality of California's unique indigenous cultures, this major new introduction incorporates the extensive research of the past thirty years into an illuminating, comprehensive synthesis for a wide audience. Based in part on new archaeological findings, it tells how the California Indians lived in vibrant polities, each boasting a rich village life including chiefs, religious specialists, master craftspeople, dances, feasts, and ceremonies. Throughout, the book emphasizes how these diverse communities interacted with the state's varied landscape, enhancing its already bountiful natural resources through various practices centered around prescribed burning. A handy reference section, illustrated with more than one hundred color photographs, describes the plants, animals, and minerals the California Indians used for food, basketry and cordage, medicine, and more. At a time when we are grappling with the problems of maintaining habitat diversity and sustainable economies, we find that these native peoples and their traditions have much to teach us about the future, as well as the past, of California.
Eagle S Plume
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Author : Bruce E. Beans
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Eagle S Plume written by Bruce E. Beans and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Nature categories.
Symbol of power, strength, and freedom, the American bald eagle appears on coins, dollar bills, postage stamps, identification cards, and the presidential seal. It is seen everywhere except in the sky, although that is changing; nearly extinct in 1970, the bald eagle has made a modest comeback. In Eagle’s Plume, Bruce E. Beans recounts the compelling, centuries-old story of the bald eagle’s place in American culture and landscape an its struggle for survival. Reviled by western stockmen as a killer of lambs and calves, the bald eagle has been deified by environmentalists as a reminder of America’s natural heritage. When the great national bird was robbed of its habitat and poisoned with pesticides, federal and environmental groups and local communities rallied to save it. Their heroic efforts are chronicled in the book, which also takes the measure and pulse of the bird that so impressed ancient storytellers.
Myths Of The Southern Sierra Miwok
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Author : Samuel Alfred Barrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
Myths Of The Southern Sierra Miwok written by Samuel Alfred Barrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with Legends categories.
Miwok Cults
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Author : Edward Winslow Gifford
language : en
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif : University of California Press
Release Date : 1926
Miwok Cults written by Edward Winslow Gifford and has been published by Berkeley, Calif : University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with Indian dance categories.
Native Peoples A To Z
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Author : Donald Ricky
language : en
Publisher: Native American Book Publishers
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Native Peoples A To Z written by Donald Ricky and has been published by Native American Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with History categories.
A current reference work that reflects the changing times and attitudes of, and towards the indigenous peoples of all the regions of the Americas. --from publisher description.
Hierophantic Landscapes
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Author : Richard Leviton
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-09-26
Hierophantic Landscapes written by Richard Leviton and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-26 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The Earth is poised to make a great disclosure. Its a hierophant. But whats a hierophant? A person who reveals the holy light. But it can also be a landscape or a planet. And whats the holy light? It is the structure of reality and consciousness, a map of the heavenly realms, the engineering blueprint of Creation. Some people call this imminent disclosure the Apocalypse and run for cover. But that is mistaken. Apocalypse means the revelation of the divine revelation. It means the end of our picture of the world as we know it. The world itself will be fine, even better than fine. Splendid. Illumined. The Architect of reality lays down His cards, face up, and you see the whole deck. Here is the truth of yourself and the Earth. How will this disclosure work? What we call sacred sites and holy landscapes will start revealing themselves in full to us in all their geomantic and visionary richness. Thats the inner patterning of their design, their arrays of Light temples and subtle palaces primed for our visionary adventures and edification. The Earth needs us to have these adventures and visions because thats how we keep the planet healthy. Hierophantic Landscapes visits five landscapes from Norway and England to California and Mexico, providing firsthand reports on the visions and adventures of a small band of geomancers as they seek to unravel the mysteries of the Earth. Maybe not such a small band, because along the way we encounter angels, landscape devas, Nature Spirits, and otherworldly mentors, and revel in vistas of the ancient past of the Earth when that revelation was as fresh as a sunrise, as it will soon be again.
Handbook Of The Indians Of California
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Author : Alfred Louis Kroeber
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1976-01-01
Handbook Of The Indians Of California written by Alfred Louis Kroeber and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-01-01 with History categories.
A major ethnographic work by a distinguished anthropologist contains detailed information on the social structures, homes, foods, crafts, religious beliefs, and folkways of California's diverse tribes
The Trickster In Ginsberg
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Author : Katherine Campbell Mead-Brewer
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-05-11
The Trickster In Ginsberg written by Katherine Campbell Mead-Brewer and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
This scholarly close reading of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" considers the iconic poem through a four-part trickster framework: appetite, boundlessness, transformative power and a proclivity for setting and falling victim to tricks and traps. The book pursues various different narratives of the trickster Coyote and the historical and biographical contexts of "Howl" from a truly interdisciplinary perspective. This study seeks to contribute to the current literature on the poetry of the Beats and of Allen Ginsberg, specifically his "Howl," and the ways it continues to expand in meaning, depth and significance today.
Handbook Of American Indians North Of Mexico
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Author : Frederick Webb Hodge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907
Handbook Of American Indians North Of Mexico written by Frederick Webb Hodge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with Indians of North America categories.