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Book SynopsisIn the late summer of 1984, the author and a group of his archaeology students excavated fragments of Chinese porcelain at the site of a Pomo Indian village a hundred miles north of San Francisco. How did these ceramics, which were more than a hundred years old, find their way to this remote area?
Trade Review"A business history focusing on one firm's involvement in a lucrative drug trade at the middle of the 19th century, Layton's work is extremely well conceived, well written, and exhaustively researched. Highly recommended."—
Library Journal"An exemplary text that brings together the fields of archaeology and history in stimulating and provocative ways."—
Journal of Asian Studies"A fascinating glimpse at a piece of the American past that had been not merely forgotten but in some cases deliberately ignored. . . . An alluring and revealing story."—
Washington Post"A fascinating look at a little known slice of American history, filled with dozens of colorful anecdotes."—
Booklist"Like a sleuth, Layton was able to uncover the mystery behind a ship that was wrecked off the coast of California in 1850 and the history that got her there. His research is intense, exact, and diligent."—
The New England QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 APPENDIX A APPENDIX B APPENDIX C
