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Page 64
... side of the mountains , the western Diegueños , Luiseños , and Gabrieliños lived on the berries and seeds of the chaparral ( the “ little forest " of shrubs covering the hills ) , on the fruit of the cactus , on acorns from the live ...
... side of the mountains , the western Diegueños , Luiseños , and Gabrieliños lived on the berries and seeds of the chaparral ( the “ little forest " of shrubs covering the hills ) , on the fruit of the cactus , on acorns from the live ...
Page 84
... side by side , seem almost contem- poraneous . The driver on a tour bus will describe to you with equal immediacy of detail the fighting at the Post Office in Upper O'Connell Street in 1916 and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 . His ...
... side by side , seem almost contem- poraneous . The driver on a tour bus will describe to you with equal immediacy of detail the fighting at the Post Office in Upper O'Connell Street in 1916 and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 . His ...
Page 94
... side , in full sunlight , is like a dazzling hummocky snowfield , stretching out in an immense plain , broken by nearer hilltops and farther peaks , San Gorgonio and San Jacinto to the north , Palomar and Cuyamaca to the east , San ...
... side , in full sunlight , is like a dazzling hummocky snowfield , stretching out in an immense plain , broken by nearer hilltops and farther peaks , San Gorgonio and San Jacinto to the north , Palomar and Cuyamaca to the east , San ...
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