Miwok Means People

Book

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Miwok Means People

Entry/Object ID

1995.3.1q

Description

The life and fate of the Miwoks during the California Gold Rush. Includes photos and a Miwok vocabulary. One reference to Napa County in the Index: it is one of thirteen CA counties that bear an Indian name.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1995.3

Source or Donor

Doud, Jess

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Miwok Indians, Miwok Indian extermination, Miwok Indians during the Gold Rush, Miwok Indian vocabulary, American Indians, Northern California Indians, Sierra Nevada Indian tribes

Book Details

Author

Eugene L. Conrotto

Place Published

Location

Fresno, CA

Date Published

1840 - 1850

Call No.

305.8972 Conr

Notes

Date: 1973 Spine Label: 970.3 Con

Create Date

September 24, 2011

Update Date

July 9, 2026