02614cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000390012824500810016726400510024830000470029933600260034633700260037233800360039849000440043450000310047850801410050952013330065053400450198365300440202865300280207265300480210083000440214885600430219299900170223536387UtSlPG20260610133829.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a60063452  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE0111 aCook, Sherburne Friend,d1896-197410aColonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aAnthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 6  aRelease date is 2011-06-12  aE-text prepared by Colin Bell, René Anderson Benitz, Joseph Cooper, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net)  a"Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820" by S. F. Cook is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work focuses on a series of colonial expeditions conducted in California's Central Valley during the early 19th century and explores the interactions between Spanish-Mexican settlers and the indigenous populations. The book draws extensively from primary documents such as diaries and official reports, aiming to shed light on the often overlooked encounters in the natural environments of native peoples.  The opening of this work provides an in-depth introduction to the context of the expeditions, highlighting the significant body of knowledge already established about California's indigenous cultures, particularly through archaeological and ethnographic studies. It notes that while prior research has extensively documented the mission experience, the interactions of colonial expeditions in the natural habitats of Native Californians remain less explored. The text underscores the importance of these primary documents to understanding the realities of indigenous life during this tumultuous period, including their resistance to colonial encroachment and the lasting impact of these expeditions on their communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCalifornia -- Discovery and exploration  aCentral Valley (Calif.)  aCalifornia -- History -- To 1846 -- Sources 0aAnthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36387  c77227d77227