Chief Marin: Leader, Rebel and Legend

Spencer Michels

Dec 31, 2009 at

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Marin County’s namesake Chief Marin was a Coast Miwok Indian who lived in the first half of the 19th century. We talk Betty Goerke, author of “Chief Marin: Leader, Rebel, and Legend,” about the chief’s life and times.

More: About “Chief Marin: Leader, Rebel and Legend” – at HeyDayBooks.com

Guests:

Betty Goerke, author and professor of anthropology at the College of Marin

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