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Book SynopsisOffering a portrait of the Mission Indian agents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
Reservations, Removal, and Reform reveals how individual agents interpreted charge, and how their actions and attitudes affected the lives of the Mission Indians of Southern California.
Trade ReviewReservations, Removal, and Reform is recommended reading for anyone interested in California Indian history. This important contribution to history provides a balanced view of the reformers and scalawags who served as Mission Indian agents."" - Albert L. Hurtado, author of
Indian Survival on the California Frontier""
Reservations, Removal, and Reform is a comprehensive and commanding portrait of the federal government's Mission Indian agents in the critical final quarter of the nineteenth century. Told here is a story of conflicting loyalties, unrelenting pressures, and the shifting tides of state and federal Indian policies. Told equally well is the gripping story of the Native people of California struggling to survive in their ancestral homelands rendered now into an alien world. Highly recommended."" - James J. Rawls, author of
Indians of California: The Changing Image
