California
Subtitle: an illustrated history
By: Robert J. Chandler.
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: California -- History.; California -- History -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Description: Thirty-five million Americans live in California, more than any other state. Robert Chandler's sweeping history begins with the area's indigenous inhabitants, and leads through the era of Spanish colonization, conquest by the United States, the Gold Rush, the founding of Hollywood, and the present. California remains prominent in America's and the world's culture and economy. This is an introduction to the events and people that have shaped this great state.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.