“Cottonballs” and Homeland: Timbisha Shoshone at Death Valley’s Borax Era, 1883–1907
In the 1880s, borax made Death Valley famous. Less told is how Timbisha Shoshone families labored, adapted, and later won legal acknowledgment of their homeland.
In the 1880s, borax made Death Valley famous. Less told is how Timbisha Shoshone families labored, adapted, and later won legal acknowledgment of their homeland.
