Contested Eden
Subtitle: California before the Gold Rush
By: edited by Ramón Gutiérrez, Richard J. Orsi.
Contributors: Gutiérrez, Ramón A., 1951-; Orsi, Richard J.
Series: California history sesquicentennial series ;; 1
Publisher: University of California Press; Published in association with the California Historical Society [by] University of California Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: California -- History -- To 1846.; California -- History -- 1846-1850.
Description: "One of a series of books written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the admission of California to the Union, emphasizes the natural environment, the history of the Indians, exploration, and social and economic history, rather than the traditional institutional studies of mission and presidio. Takes advantage of the latest research and includes contributions by leading scholars"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published in association with the California Historical Society."
Table of contents: title: Contested Eden / Ramón Gutiérrez; title: A world of balance and plenty / M. Kat Anderson, Michael G. Barbour, and Valerie Whitworth; title: Indian peoples of California / William S. Simmons; title: Seekers of the "Northern mystery" / Iris H.W. Engstrand; title: Land, labor, and production / Steven W. Hackel; title: The child of the wilderness weeps for the father of our country / Michael J. González; title: The creation and re-creation of California society / Douglas Monroy; title: Between crucifix and lance / James A. Sandos; title: Engendering the history of Alta, California, 1769-1848 / Antonia I. Castañeda; title: Serpent in the garden / William Preston; title: Alta, California's trojan horse / Doyce B. Nunis, Jr.; title: War in California, 1846-1848 / Lisbeth Haas.