The Golden State in the Civil War
Subtitle: Thomas Starr King, the Republican party, and the birth of modern California
By: Glenna Matthews
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780521194006
Subjects: Politics and government; HISTORY / United States / General; Race relations; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); History
Description: "This book breaks new ground in its coverage of California, broadening understanding of the Civil War era both in terms of geography and in terms of social groupings"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. The Golden State in the 1850s; 2. Thomas Starr King and the Massachusetts background for his California activism; 3. Towards a political realignment; 4. The first years of war; 5. The military front; 6. The cultural front; 7. A new role for California gold/a see-saw federal-state relationship; 8. 'Coppery' California; 9. Californians of color; 10. A tragic death and its aftermath.