Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event (High Sierra Classics Series) [Paperback]

Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (Author)

Book Description

Series: High Sierra Classics Series | Publication Date: January 1991

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 315 pages
• Publisher: Yosemite Assn (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939666588
• ISBN-13: 978-0939666584
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,951,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book about who the early Yosemite Native Americans are., February 25, 2006

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Walter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event (High Sierra Classics Series) (Paperback)

This book was written by the one of two men to meet and write about Chief Tenaya and the Native Americans of Yosemite. The other man was a reporter embeded with the Mariposa Battalion who wrote for the Stockton Republic. Both men document that Chief Tenaya was the founder of the Paiute Colony of Yosemite. That Chief Tenaya spoke Paiute. The reporter writes that Chief Bautista called the Ahwahneechees the "Monahs". Which would concluded that the original Native Americans of Yosemite were Mono Paiutes and not Miwoks. In fact in Bunnell's book after Chief Tenayas death the remaining Ahwahneechees/Paiutes were taken back to Mono Lake in 1854. The next year the only Indians in Yosemite were Paiutes from Mono Lake. THAT IS IN THE BOOK. There are many mentions of Monos and Paiutes being Chief Tenaya's band, BUT NOT ONE MENTION OF MIWOKS. We Paiutes don't understand why no one at Yosemite National Park has read this book. This is THE Original book about the Indian people of Yosemite. The Native American people of Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy. A MUST READ FOR ALL OF YOU TO WANT TO KNOW THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF YOSEMITE.
IF YOU CAN GET THE ORIGINAL, AND NOT THE REVISED VERSION.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A primary source for Yosemite studies, February 22, 2002

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Mrs. Evelyn Sichi (Corpus Christi, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event (High Sierra Classics Series) (Paperback)

Hi,

I would say that this book is a must for anyone who wants to envision the early entry by non-Native Americans into the "Yo-Semite". One definitely gets a "You Are There" experience by reading this book and gains an understanding of the conflicts that brought Bunnell and his group to the area. ....