In the Fall of 1835, a Nicoleño, known to history as the "Lone Woman," jumped off the Spanish vessel, the Peor es Nada, to find her missing baby. Little did the mysterious Female Crusoe know she would never see her people again; and would remain on the isolated island of San Nicolas for 18 lonely years. By the time of her rescue -from Californian pioneer George Nidever -in the Summer of 1853, the Lone Woman became one of California's first celebrity. However, not too long after her arrival, she died in obscurity. Overtime, the Lone Woman's story faded from Californian memory and was seemingly destined to be forgotten; if it were not for Scott O'Dell. Inspired by the Lone Woman's story, O'Dell would write a story about a twelve-year-old girl named Karana and her adventures in the beloved classic: Island of the Blue Dolphins. However, when historians and experts began to uncover the story of the Nicoleño would become one of history's great detective stories.

In, History of California: The Lone Woman of Island of the Blue Dolphins, you'll learn the answers to the following questions:

• Who were the Nicoleño?

• Why are they not taught in California history?

• Why did they decide to settle on an isolated island on the Pacific?

• What caused their extinction?

• How did the Lone Woman end up alone on San Nicolas Island for 18 years?

• What was daily life for the Lone Woman?

• Why did it take so long to rescue the Lone Woman from the island?

• Was she truly alone on the island?

• Was she the last of her people?

• How did Scott O'Dell discover the story of the Lone Woman?

• Why did sea otters cause the downfall of the Nicoleño?

And many more!

This book will help shed light on a courageous Lone Woman who bore witness the destruction of her-and the natural- world but found the strength within herself to live in peace on San Nicolas Island for 18 years. Also, this book will teach you about Nicoleño culture and why they are often overshadowed by more well-known tribes in Californian history. Through their lives, you'll see how they lived and communed with the natural world. Whether you love American Indian history- or well-known Indian leaders- a native Californian wanting to learn more about the Nicoleño or grew up reading Island of the Blue Dolphins, then History of California: The Lone Woman of Island of the Blue Dolphins is the book for you!

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