This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California.
This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California.<ul><li>Includes 30 essays by leading scholars in the field<li>Essays range widely across perspectives, including political, social, economic, and …
A wide-ranging exploration of the diverse historical connections between Chile and California This groundbreaking history explores the many unrecognized, enduring linkages between the state of California and the country of Chile. The book begins in 1786, when a French expedition…
Describes the adventurous prospectors who traversed the United States in 1848 in response to rumors of gold in the Sacramento Valley, detailing the rough and rowdy cities that popped up, seemingly out of thin air, to accommodate the treasure-seekers.