{"product_id":"swamp-water-abalone-shells-basted-chadwick-m-bowlin-9781955123204","title":"Swamp Water, Abalone Shells, Basted Eggs, Sow Belly and Nettles","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeveral hundred years ago there were Indians and ponies in the Hill Country of Southern California . . . . . . in an area between Temecula and Warner Hot Springs. They were peaceful people with existence in a mountainous, temperate, beautiful climate having only to work and prepare for the moons ahead. There were no warring factions or invaders then. It was a joy to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the White Man came. The' 'Butterfield Stage\" came right through here and ended nearby. My relatives helped settle this territory. I am very proud to be a fifth generation Californian. I sat on my Great, Great Grandmother Lucia's lap and I have the pictures to prove it. I am not all proud of the White Man Coming. I know where the Red Man made his arrowheads and stored his cooking pots and ollas. In respect, I will not tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story is of the Hill Country as I saw it. The Red Man is there today. The \"Reservation\" is not a home, it is a place to stay. Few of God's Red Children are left. The hills are beautiful, but empty. What can I say?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can remember and I have. It feels good to remember. It can hurt to forget. Don't ever say ... \"Good-bye,\" say ......so long. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chadwick M. Bowlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955123209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955123204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stillwater River Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Chadwick M. Bowlin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46907018707199,"sku":"9781955123204","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa9128d5-711f-40b4-8f4d-72e57d284f2f.jpg?v=1748772071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swamp-water-abalone-shells-basted-chadwick-m-bowlin-9781955123204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}