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In this book, Elsie Allen explains and shows how to gather the natural materials needed to make Pomo baskets and how to design them. With the aid of illustrations and photographs, she gives step-by-step directions how to fashion coiled baskets and add feathers, how to make twine baskets, and how to make baby and doll baskets and canoe baskets. In the first chapter, her granddaughter relates the story of Elsie Allen's unusual life. Elsie Alle...

Indian designs of the greater Southwest of the United States collected by David and Jean Villasenor from pottery, basketry, and ceremonies for use as quilt patterns, needlepoint, applique, machine and hand embroidery, clothing, trapunto, fabric painting, crafts, and multiple other uses.

Dear Mad'm is the autobiographical story of Stella Walthall Patterson of her experience living alone, after age 80, with her dog Vicki on her mining claim on the Klamath River in the Siskiyou Mountains, near Happy Camp, California. She had until then lived a comfortable life in San Francisco, as a teacher, writer, and artist, but when her doctor told her she had "young legs" and good health, she vowed to spend one full year on her remote minin...

In Modoc, The Tribe That Wouldn't Die, Cheewa James, a direct descendent Modoc War warrior Shkeitko, colorfully renamed "Shacknasty Jim", recounts the explosive and personal story of her ancestors in a richly documented, non-fiction narrative that incorporates fictionalized inserts to help bring their story to life. Covering Modoc history from ancestral times to the present, the book includes rare photographs and accounts from the letters of s...

Mary Hill, former senior geologist for the state of California, tells where and how to find gold, and what equipment to use. Other tips include lists of things needed, some do's and don'ts, where to sell gold, and where to get more information. Historical facts of the old mines, and excellent engravings, photos and sketches add to the readers enjoyment