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Bad Indians

A Tribal Memoir

Deborah A. Miranda

2012·240 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction

This book leads readers through a troubled past using the author's family circle as a touch point and resource for discovery. Personal and strong, these stories present an evocative new view of the shaping of California and the lives of Indians during the Mission period in California. The result is a work of literary art that is wise, angry and playful all at once.

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Bad Indians

A Tribal Memoir

Deborah A. Miranda

Year

2012

Pages

240

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction History & Politics

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This book leads readers through a troubled past using the author's family circle as a touch point and resource for discovery. Personal and strong, these stories present an evocative new view of the shaping of California and the lives of Indians during the Mission period in California. The result is a work of literary art that is wise, angry and playful all at once.

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