Books and maps tagged “Native Americans”
Lacrosse Playing Cards
Prospero Art, Illustrations by Jan Padover 
This intriguing deck features illustrations by Jan Padover of Native Americans playing lacrosse.
Days of Grace
California Artist Grace Hudson in Hawaii
Karen Holmes & Sherrie Smith-Ferri 
Painter Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937) is best remembered for her lifelike portraits of the Pomo Indian peoples of northern California. Less known and studied are the works she produced in 1901 in Hawaii. This book studies those works, and provides historical and biographical background.
Native American Playing Cards
55 Portraits by Edward Curtis
Prospero Art 
This stunning deck features 55 of the best images taken by Internationally known ethnologist and photographer Edward Curtis (1868-1952), known as Shadow Catcher, a name bestowed upon him by several tribes.
Mavericks, Mystics, and Misfits
Americans Against the Grain
Arthur Hoyle 
A journey across American history, colonial period to present, through life stories of exceptional men and women who responded in unconventional ways to the challenges of their time and place
Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West
Cultural and Scientific Basis for their Use
James Adams, Michelle Wong, Enrique Villaseñor 
This informative guide covers the traditional healing uses and modern pharmacological data on 115 native plants found in California and the West. While western plants have been used in healing for thousands of years, this book carefully explains the uses of each plant for healing and the spiritual dimension of that healing process. The Fourth Edition is written by two Chumash healers and a professor of pharmacology. This book is like no other, presenting the spiritual dimension of healing as a necessary part of the healing process.
Exploring the Berryessa Region
A Geology, Nature, and History Tour
Bob Schneider, Eldridge and Judy Moores, Marc Hoshovsky, and Peter Schiffman 
Tells the story of a landscape, just west of Sacramento and north of SF, born through plate tectonic forces. The region holds geologic wonders including subduction zones, thrust faults, and mud volcanoes. Recreation opportunities aplenty.
Aurelius O. Carpenter
Photographer of the Mendocino Frontier
Marvin A. Schenck, Karen Holmes, and Sherrie Smith-Ferri 
Aurelius Carpenter photographed the frontier of northern California's rural Mendocino County region.He documented the lives of Pomo Indians and White settlers, the coming of the railroad, logging and shipping industries, and the agricultural endeavors and natural beauties of the area.
The Painter Lady
Grace Carpenter Hudson
Searles R. Boynton 
This hardbound coffee table style book chronicles the life of Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937), the acclaimed artist famous for her images of the Pomo people.
Circles of Life
Katsina Imagery on Hopi Wicker Basketry
Judith W. Finger and Andrew D. Finger 
The Hopi people are well known for their skill and artistry in creating ceramics, jewelry, and most especially, katsina dolls, but this is the first book to detail the basketry art.
The Remarkable Carlo Gentile
Pioneer Italian Photographer
Cesare Marino 
This book tells the intriguing story of Buffalo Bill's first Wild West Show photographer. The Italian photographer Carlo Gentile left his native land at age 21 and traveled around the world, landing in San Francisco in the 1850s.