{"product_id":"islands-through-time-9781442278578","title":"Islands through Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the remarkable history of one of the jewels of the US National Park system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Islands Through Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Assembling Santarosae\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: First Americans, First Islanders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Islands and Islanders in Transition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Island Chumash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Islands in Upheaval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Islands of Hope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnd Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommended Further Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040014467415,"sku":"9781442278578","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442278578.jpg?v=1750945518","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/islands-through-time-9781442278578","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}