Indian Summer : A True Account of Traditional Life Among the Choinumne Indians of California's San Joaquin Valley

Tri Valley Herald
"A fascinating, personal visit to another world."

Wilderness Record
"...A fascinating record of the beauty and biological diversity that the San Joaquin Valley has lost..."

Book Description
With accuracy, zest, and insight, _ Indian Summer_ portrays the nearly lost and unspeakably beautiful world of the Choinumne Yokuts and the valley in which they lived.

From the Publisher
Published in conjunction with California Historical Society.

About the Author
Thomas Jefferson Mayfield was born in Texas in 1844 and moved to California at the age of six. In 1862, he moved to Visalia, California to attend school. After retirement, Mayfield returned to the San Joaquin Valley and spent his last years in the small town, Tailholt. He died in 1928. Malcolm Margolin is publisher of Heyday Books and author of several books on California history, including _The Ohlone Way_ and _The Way We Lived_.


Buy from Amazon     Compare Prices

With accuracy, zest, and insight, Indian Summer portrays the nearly lost and unspeakably beautiful world of the Choinumne Yokuts and the valley in which they lived.


Buy from Barnes & Noble     Compare Prices