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- Constructing Frames of Reference: An Analytical Method for Archaeological Theory Building Using Ethnographic and Environmental Data Sets
by Lewis R. Binford. Original edition, hardcover; 2001. 563 + xx pages.
- Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America, by Leland Donald (1997). Original edition, cloth.
With his investigation of slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America, Leland Donald makes a significant contribution to our understanding of these aboriginal cultures. He describes the conditions and characteristics of slaves and shows that Northwest Coast servitude, relatively neglected by researchers in the past, fits an appropriate cross-cultural definition of slavery, and he argues that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies.Slaves were important to the Northwest Coast economies for their labor and for their value as major items of exchange. Slaves played a major role in more famous and frequently analyzed Northwest Coast cultural forms such as the potlatch and the spectacular art style and ritual systems that were a primary part of elite activity.
- December's Child: A Book of Chumash Oral Narratives, T.C. Blackburn, ed. (1976). From Eugene Anderson's review in the Journal of California Anthropology: "This book will keep scholars busy for many years. It represents a major step forward in the study of the Chumash, and indeed of California Indian oral literature. It deserves careful reading both by the scholar interested in the logic of myth and narrative and by anyone interested in the strange, beautiful, and dreamlike forms of these leaves from a lost world."
- The Inland Whale: Nine Stories Retold from California Indian Legends, by T. Kroeber (1959). "The Inland Whale, aside from being the contribution to literature which the author intended, has pioneered in bringing the oral literature of primitive peoples into the realm of literary criticism and comparative style" American Anthropologist.
- Land in California: The Story of Mission Lands, Ranchos, Squatters, Mining Claims, Railroad Grants, Land Scrip, Homesteads, by W.W. Robinson (1979). An important and fascinating reference work on the history of California. This work is a must for anyone studying early California. We highly recommend it.
- Mukat's People: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California, by Lowell John Bean (1972).
- Tribes of California, by S. Powers (1977). This represents the first reprinting of Powers' 1877 classic, which has been described as the first comprehensive work produced on native California. An introduction and notes by R.F. Heizer contribute to the understanding of the work.
- American Indian Treaties: The History of a Political Anomaly, by F.P. Prucha (1994).
- Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America, by T. Kroeber. (1961). An immensely popular work -- over 500,000 copies are now in print.
- Ishi the Last Yahi: A Documentary History, by R.F. Heizer & T. Kroeber (1979).
- Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound, by Alexandra Harmon (1999).
- The Other Californians: Prejudice and Discrimination under Spain, Mexico, and the United States, by R.F. Heizer & A.J. Almquist (1971). The "other Californians," the subjects of this book, are for the most part those non-Caucasians--Indians and Mexicans--who lived in California before it became a state, or those others--mainly Chinese, Japanese and Blacks--who came after 1850 to work in the mines and fields and on the railroads. The importance of this book lies in its abundant documentation of official and general public attitudes toward these groups from the eighteenth century to the early years of the twentieth.
- California Conquered: The Annexation of a Mexican Province,1846-1850, by N. Harlow (1982). "Long in the making, [California Conquered] is a work of love, intelligence, talent, and dedication. It will be a standard by which other studies on the subject and on related topics will be weighed for many years, probably generations" (J.P. Bloom, Western Historical Review).
- Marine Mammals of California, revised edition, by R.T. Orr, R. Helm & J. Schoenwald (1989).
- A Natural History of California, by A.A. Schoenherr (1992).
- The Natural World of the California Indians, by R.F. Heizer & A.B. Elsasser (1980). In a review in the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology John Kipping writes: "I find this new book delightful, thought provoking, and very full of good, basic information about California Indians presented in a unique manner. I highly recommend this volume to all interested in the anthropology of western NorthAmerica."
- The California Indians: A Source Book, R.F. Heizer & M.A. Whipple, eds. (1971). Second revised and enlarged edition. This work provides an excellent survey of the California Indian through 50 separate essays, many from other University of California series. The essays are arranged into five topics-general surveys; archaeology; historical accounts of native Californians; ethnology: material culture and economy; and ethnology: social culture. The work also contains a good bibliography, an index, and a tribal map.
- Early Uses of California Plants, by E.K. Balls (1962).
- Up & Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal of William H. Brewer,. Francis P. Farquhar, ed.
- Radiocarbon Dating, by Sheridan Bowman (1990).
- The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890, by Leonard Pitt (1966).
- 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, by William Bright (1998).
All publications in this series are original paperback editions unless otherwise noted.
California in 1792: A Spanish Naval Visit, by Donald C. Cutter, 1990. Original edition, softcover.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: A Legacy of Conflict, by Richard Griswold del Castillo, 1990. Original edition, softcover.
A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes, by Helen Hunt Jackson, 1885. Original edition, softcover.
Ethnobotany: A Reader, by Paul E. Minnis, ed., 2000. Original edition, softcover.
Indians and Indian Agents: The Origins of the Reservation System in California,by George Harwood Phillips, 1997. Original edition, cloth.
Indians and Intruders in Central California, 1769-1849, by George Harwood Phillips, 1993. Original edition, cloth
Indians of California: The Changing Image, by James J. Rawls, 1984. Original edition, softcover.
The Chinook Indians: Traders of the Lower Columbia River, by Robert H. Ruby, and John A. Brown, 1976. Original edition, softcover.
Traders' Tales: Narratives of Cultural Encounters in the Columbia Plateau, by Elizabeth Vibert, 1997. Original edition, softcover.
An Analysis of the University Village Complex: With a Reappraisal of Central California Archaeology, by B.A. Gerow (with R.W. Force) (1968). Facsimile reprint.
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Documents of United States Indian Policy, third edition, expanded, by Francis Paul Prucha, ed. (2000). Documents which illustrate the history of relations between the U.S. government and the American Indians from the founding of the nation to the present. Original edition, softcover.
The Indians of Southern California in 1852, by Benjamin Wilson (John W. Caughey ed.) (1995). Originally published by Huntington Library, San Marino, 1952. The original report, prepared in 1852, was published serially in the Los Angeles Star, July 18-Sept. 19, 1868. Wilson was one of the first American settlers in So. California. A friend of the Indians, he was appointed their subagent in 1852. His report was instrumental in creating the reservation system. Original edition, softcover.
The Destruction of the California Indians: A Collection of Documents from the Period 1847-1865 in Which Are Described Some of the Things That Happened to Some of the Indians of California, by Robert F. Heizer. University of Nebraska Press, 1993 (originally published by Peregrine Smith, 1974). Original edition, softcover.
The Dawn of the World: Myths and Tales of the Miwok Indians of California, by C. Hart Merriam (1993). Reprint of the 1910 Arthur H. Clark Company publication.
Annikadel: The History of the Universe as told by the Mo-Des'-Se Indians of California, by Istet Woiche, recorded and edited by C. Hart Merriam (1992). Reprint of the 1928 Stratford Company publication.
