Handbook of Yokuts Indians
Oildale, CA: Bear State Books, 1949. First edition. 4to. (xiii), 287pp. 50 illustrations. Green cloth in cream and green illustrated dustjacket; map endpapers. Fine in fine dustjacket; an exceptionally nice copy. Item #21433
The most exhaustive data published concerning the Yokuts Indians of California. Covers: Geography of 44 tribes; Trade; Dress and Communications; Houses and Housekeeping; Foodstuffs; Games: Hunting and Fishing; Basketry; Artistry; Language and Names; Stories and Ceremonies; and concludes with ten first-hand accounts by aged Indians. Frank Latta was a well known historian who in 1906 while still a student conducted his first interview. He later went around and found old timers still living and interviewed them about various historical people and incidents. (Rocq 16498).
Price: $450.00