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Wild oats in Eden : Sonoma County in the 19th century
Title:
Wild oats in Eden : Sonoma County in the 19th century
Credits:
by Harvey J. Hansen and Jeanne Thurlow Miller. Sonoma Indians, by David Wayne Peri. Foreword by Gaye Lebaron. Photos. by Ansel Adams, John Lebaron and Beth Winter.
Publication Date(s):
1962
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
147 pages : illustrations ; 27cm.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliography.
Description:
The first settlers arriving in Sonoma County found the valley floors covered with a growth of wild oats that could hide a man on horseback. The hiding places are gone now, but the valley oaks are still there. The Pomo, Coast Miwok and Wappo peoples were the earliest human settlers of Sonoma County, between 8000 and 5000 BC, effectively living within the natural carrying capacity of the land. Archaeological evidence of these First people includes a number of occurrences of rock carvings, especially in southern Sonoma County; these carvings often take the form of Pecked curvilinear nucleated design. Spaniards, Russians, and other Europeans claimed and settled in the county from the late 16th to mid 19th century, seeking timber, fur, and farmland.
Electronic Access:
Sonoma County Local Arts--Local Authors: Click to view this author in the Sonoma County Local Authors Collection
Document ID:
SD_ILS:100562
Language:
English
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