Justinian Caire and the Santa Cruz Island: The Rise and Fall of a California Dynasty

by Frederic Caire Chiles

Book Overview

One of the fabled Channel Islands of Southern California, Santa Cruz was once the largest privately owned island off the coast of the continental United States. This multifaceted account traces the island's history from its aboriginal Chumash population to its acquisition by The Nature Conservancy at the end of the twentieth century. The heart of the book, however, is a family saga: the story of French ?migr? Justinian Caire and his descendants,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806159804
• ISBN13: 9780806159805
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"