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Reservations, removal, and reform : the mission Indian agents of southern California, 1878-1903 / Valerie Sherer Mathes and Phil Brigandi.

Author/creator Mathes, Valerie Sherer, 1941- author.
Other author/creatorBrigandi, Phil, 1959- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Descriptionxi, 287 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction -- 1. Superintendents and special agents, 1850-1877 -- 2. Setting the stage: Samuel S. Lawson, 1878-1883 -- 3. The need for water: John G. McCallum, 1883-1885 -- 4. A brief, bitter tenure: John Shirley Ward, 1885-1887 -- 5. A show of force: Joseph W. Preston, 1887-1889 -- 6. A controversial collector: Horatio Nelson Rust, 1889-1893 -- 7. A troubled tenure: Francisco Estudillo, 1893-1897 -- 8. The continuing struggle: Dr. Lucius A. Wright, 1897-1903 -- Epilogue.
Abstract "Provides a balanced, comprehensive view of how the actions and attitudes of Indian agents affected the lives of the Mission Indians of Southern California from 1850 to 1903." Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2017050784
ISBN9780806159997 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN0806159995 hardcover ; alkaline paper

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Joyner General Stacks E78 .C15 M38 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold