California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History magnet Plant Characteristics Family Name Fagaceae

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Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)

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California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History magnet Plant Characteristics Family Name FagaceaeMost California histories begin with the arrival of the Spanish missionaries in the late eighteenth century and conveniently skip to the Gold Rush of 1849. Noticeably absent from these stories are the perspectives and experiences of the people who lived on the land long before European settlers arrived. Historian William Bauer seeks to correct that oversight through an innovative approach that tells California history strictly through Native