Description
Book SynopsisExplore the remarkable history of one of the jewels of the US National Park system
California's Northern Channel Islands, sometimes called the American Galápagos and one of the jewels of the US National Park system, are a located between 20 and 44 km off the southern California mainland coast. Celebrated as a trip back in time where tourists can capture glimpses of California prior to modern development, the islands are often portrayed as frozen moments in history where ecosystems developed in virtual isolation for tens of thousands of years. This could not, however, be further from the truth.
For at least 13,000 years, the Chumash and their ancestors occupied the Northern Channel Islands, leaving behind an archaeological record that is one of the longest and best preserved in the Americas. From ephemeral hunting and gathering camps to densely populated coastal villages and Euro-American and Chinese historical sites, archaeologists have studied the Channel Island
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Islands Through Time
Chapter 2: Assembling Santarosae
Chapter 3: First Americans, First Islanders
Chapter 4: Islands and Islanders in Transition
Chapter 5: The Island Chumash
Chapter 6: Islands in Upheaval
Chapter 7: Islands of Hope
End Notes
Glossary
Recommended Further Readings
About the Authors
