Project Gutenberg 2011-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 163 Heizer, Robert F. (Robert Fleming) 1915 1979 Heizer, Robert Fleming Heizer, R. F. (Robert Fleming) a47001672 Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579 Produced by Chris Curnow, C. S. Beers, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579" by Robert F. Heizer is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The work details the significant, yet ambiguous historical visit of Sir Francis Drake to the California coast and the interaction he had with the native Indian tribes. The author aims to analyze various ethnographic, linguistic, and geographical evidence to ascertain the exact location of Drake's anchorage and to deepen the understanding of the culture of the indigenous peoples he encountered. The opening of the text sets the stage for a detailed investigation into the historical complexities surrounding Drake's visit. It discusses the longstanding debates among historians and anthropologists regarding the specific location of Drake's landing site in California. Heizer outlines the importance of Drake's account in documenting early interactions with California's indigenous communities, particularly the Coast Miwok people. The text promises a blend of historical narrative and ethnographic analysis, seeking to unravel the intricate connections between the explorers and the native cultures they encountered. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of North America -- California Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596 -- Travel -- California E011 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 207462 207472 2024-09-15T10:26:08.141514 2023-09-16T04:19:11.788933 text/html text/html 206148 2011-05-24T11:54:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 580511 2011-05-24T11:54:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 651334 2024-09-15T10:26:14.007519 application/epub+zip 652295 2024-09-15T10:26:09.970489 application/epub+zip 127551 2024-09-15T10:26:08.837484 application/epub+zip 806352 2024-09-15T10:26:16.953449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 770825 2024-09-15T10:26:13.170472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262914 2022-09-16T14:02:10.445446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159905 159784 2024-09-15T10:26:07.423531 2023-09-16T04:19:11.118935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159775 2011-05-24T11:54:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59816 2011-05-24T11:54:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159769 2011-05-24T11:54:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59777 2011-05-24T11:54:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20161 2024-09-15T10:26:17.094465 application/rdf+xml 15933 2024-09-15T10:26:09.220538 image/jpeg 3650 2024-09-15T10:26:09.031502 image/jpeg 643834 2024-09-15T10:26:08.175502 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog