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

"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."

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mathes, Valerie Sherer, 1941- (Author)
Brigandi, Phil, 1959- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Indigenous agents > California, Southern > History > 19th century.
Indigenous peoples of North America > California, Southern > Government relations > 1869-1934.
Indigenous peoples of North America > California, Southern > Social conditions > 19th century.
Indian agents.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
Southern California.
1800-1934
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xi, 287 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.