This Land Was Mexican Once: Histories of Resistance from Northern California

by Linda Heidenreich

Book Overview

The territory of Napa County, California, contains more than grapevines. The deepest roots belong to Wappo-speaking peoples, a group whose history has since been buried by the stories of Spanish colonizers, Californios (today's Latinos), African Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Euro Americans. Napa's history clearly is one of co-existence; yet, its schoolbooks tell a linear story that climaxes with the arrival of Euro Americans. In "This Land...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292716346
• ISBN13: 9780292716346
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"