From
Indians and Intruders in Central California 1769-1849 by George Harwood Phillips
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
cristening her Maria Rufina.
until we reached the mouth
since these indian depredations.
ground stone dead
where the Sierra Nevadas
made a public example of.
Cholame Pass
with such intensity
they had brought
the mission system
The Spaniard explained
did not escape the priest
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Whoa, I thought, with this dry tome, it ain't gonna work, but it's actually kinda interesting.
And yes, this really is one of my favorite books. It's a getting in touch with my roots kinda thing.
~ done while escaping my homeschooling duties