California :A History

Publication subTitle :A History

Author: Andrew Rolle  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781118700945

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781118701041

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781118701041

Subject: K712.9 local annals

Language: ENG

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Description

The eighth edition of California: A History covers the entire scope of the history of the Golden State, from before first contact with Europeans through the present; an accessible and compelling narrative that comprises the stories of the many diverse peoples who have called, and currently do call, California home.

  • Explores the latest developments relating to California’s immigration, energy, environment, and transportation concerns
  • Features concise chapters and a narrative approach along with numerous maps, photographs, and new graphic features to facilitate student comprehension
  • Offers illuminating insights into the significant events and people that shaped the lengthy and complex history of a state that has become synonymous with the American dream
  • Includes discussion of recent – and uniquely Californian – social trends connecting Hollywood, social media, and Silicon Valley – and most recently "Silicon Beach"

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California: A History

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Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Chapter 1 California’s Distinctiveness

Selected Readings

Chapter 2 The Native Americans

Selected Readings

Chapter 3 Exploring Baja and Alta California

Selected Readings

Chapter 4 Colonizers of the Frontier

Selected Readings

Chapter 5 Missions, Presidios, and Pueblos

Selected Readings

Chapter 6 California and Its Spanish Governors

Selected Readings

Chapter 7 Exploration and Foreign Interference

Selected Readings

Chapter 8 Arcadia

Selected Readings

Chapter 9 Mexican California

Selected Readings

Chapter 10 Infiltration and Revolt

Selected Readings

Chapter 11 On the Eve of American Rule

Selected Readings

Chapter 12 Trappers, Traders, and Homeseekers

Selected Readings

Chapter 13 American Conquest

Selected Readings

Chapter 14 Gold

Selected Readings

Chapter 15 Approaches to Statehood

Selected Readings

Chapter 16 Social Ferment

Selected Readings

Chapter 17 A New Culture at the Golden Gate

Selected Readings

Chapter 18 Post-Gold Rush Commerce

Selected Readings

Chapter 19 The Messy Land Problem

Selected Readings

Chapter 20 California and the Union

Selected Readings

Chapter 21 Ships and Rails

Selected Readings

Chapter 22 Agricultural and Urban Growth

Selected Readings

Chapter 23 Discrimination and Accommodation

Selected Readings

Chapter 24 Crushing or Saving the Indians?

Selected Readings

Chapter 25 Labor, the Farmers, and the New Constitution

Selected Readings

Chapter 26 California Culture, 1870–1918

Selected Readings

Chapter 27 Progressive Politics

Selected Readings

Chapter 28 Material Urban Growth

Selected Readings

Chapter 29 Water, Conservation, and Agriculture

Selected Readings

Chapter 30 Labor in an Industrial Age

Selected Readings

Chapter 31 The Depression Years

Selected Readings

Chapter 32 Twentieth-Century Culture

Selected Readings

Chapter 33 Sports and Leisure

Selected Readings

Chapter 34 Wartime Setbacks and Gains

Selected Readings

Chapter 35 World War II and Its Aftermath

Selected Readings

Chapter 36 The Beleaguered Sixties

Selected Readings

Chapter 37 Environmental Realities

Selected Readings

Chapter 38 From Reagan Conservatism to “Governor Moonbeam”

Selected Readings

Chapter 39 A New Ethnicity

Selected Readings

Chapter 40 From the Great Recession to the Rise of Silicon Beach

Selected Readings

Chapter 41 Glowing Past Versus Troubled Future

Selected Readings

Appendix The Governors of California

Index of Authors in Selected Readings

Subject Index

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