Beasts of the field
Subtitle: a narrative history of California farm workers, 1769-1913
By: Richard Steven Street.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 904
Subjects: Agricultural laborers -- California -- History.; Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- California -- History.
Description: "With its panoramic view spanning 144 years and moving from the US-Mexico border to Oregon, Beasts of the Field reveals diverse patterns of life and labor in the fields that varied among different crops, regions, time periods, and racial and ethic groups."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-869) and index.