Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the Eas... Book

Interesting account of the gold rush days mostly in the Mount Shasta / Yreka area. There's not much here about the actual daily life of the Modocs, which I was hoping for, yet it was interesting enough for me to keep reading. Most interesting (and horrifying), it is a rare narrative of living at a time of human and environmental devastation that was completely accepted as "normal" by the culture coming into power.

Miller waxes poetically hysterical at moments and is the too-obvious star in his own story, but at times he's also a keen observer of human behavior and one can't help but feel a little corresponding thrill when he glories in the views of Mt. Shasta. Lots of interesting tidbits about that time and place and worth a read if you have any interest in that area or in recent California history.