Miwok means people;: The life and fate of the native inhabitants of the California gold rush country

Miwok means people;: The life and fate of the native inhabitants of the California gold rush country by Conrotto, Eugene L. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780913548134.

Miwok Means People contains a new and refreshing appraisal of Miwok life before it was rudely and completely disrupted by the influx of gold-seeking 49ers. It often is in sharp disagreement with the distorted impressions recorded by early writers, almost all of whom arrived well after the Gold Rush and observed a culture in total disarray. The author s research revealed ample evidence that Miwok life was in complete harmony with nature. They knew the flora and fauna of their world and from them harvested the needs of life: food, clothing, shelter, tools, and medicine. They knew little of starvation, wars, or weapons of war. Their games were simple but pleasurable. Their medicines were innumerable and apparently adequate until the white man came. This book provides a new depth of understanding and an insight into the true Miwok way of life--a fundamental, uncomplicated way of living which holds increasing attraction for many today.