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 The
first complete history of Angel Island—a journey through the more than two
hundred years of the island’s past. Miwoks To Missiles is eminently
readable, a kaleidoscope of the people and events that made Angel Island
one of the most interesting places in California. This book has been
called a “wonderfully readable and authoritative history” and a
“spectacular account.” The author, historian of the Angel island
Association, has captured the Indians, Spanish explorers, immigrants and
soldiers that made up the island’s past. Includes several pages of
historic photographs.
Angel Island has played a
significant role in the history of California and the United States. It is
currently a California State Park, a destination for thousands of tourists
annually.
 Winner of the Best
California History Book Award of the Bay Area Independent Publishers
Association.
Author John Soennichsen, a
retired teacher, is historian for the Angel Island Association. He has
spent many hours in the California State and National Archives researching
the island’s history and his dedication shows in this fascinating and
detailed account of the "Jewel of San Francisco Bay".
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The book can be purchased at our
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Comments about Miwoks to
Missiles:
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| "Angel Island is one of the
most interesting places in our entire state, with its many layers of human
history. This book helps us understand that history."--Huell Howser,
host of PBS television series, California's Gold.
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| "The ultimate history of
Angel Island, chronicling its entire sprawling story. In a wonderfully
readable and authoritative history, the author relates the island’s many
stories. What makes this book especially compelling is its focus on the
human aspects of the island’s history. It sets a professional standard
against which other local histories should be compared." -- John
Martini, author of Fortress Alcatraz.
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| "Never really an
"angelic" place until it became a state park in 1962, Angel
Island has seen its share of exciting Bay area history: a camp site
for Miwok Indians for thousands of years, a harbor for exploration by the
Spanish conquerors, a site for military personnel from the Civil War to
the Cold War, an immigration center and a prisoner of war camp. John
Soennichsen has written a spectacular account describing this "gem of
San Francisco Bay". History should be readable and entertaining
as well as informative. Soennichsen’s book succeeds
stunningly." -- Dr. Alan Miller, U.C. Berkeley College of Natural
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