The Cattle on a Thousand Hills: Southern California, 1850-1880 (The Huntington Library Classics)
"A Book of the Old West; of the social and economic history of Southern California with the grazing ranches, its hectic frontier days, and the disturbing violence that reached a spectacular climax in the Gold Rush and the building of the cross-country railroad." - New York Times "The Cattle on a Thousand Hills is without peer as a broad, rich, specific, and authenticated description of southern California in transition....Professor Cleland's book is written with a great deal of charm and is a striking illustration of the wealth of material in the Huntington Library." - Mississippi Valley Historical Review "A first-rate portrait of the pastoral life of Spanish California undergoing sharp changes under the impact of the new Anglo-Saxon civilization." - New York Herald Tribune "A vivid and mature portrayal of local history, of the impact of Anglo-Saxon customs and institutions on the simple pastoral life of the Spanish Californians." - Geographical Review"