California
Subtitle: a history
By: Andrew Rolle.
Edition: Rev. and expanded 6th ed.
Publisher: Harlan Davidson
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Wheeling, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
Subjects: California -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: California's distinctiveness; title: The Native Americans; title: Exploring Baja and Alta California; title: Colonizers of the frontier; title: Missions, presidios, and pueblos; title: California and its Spanish governors; title: Exploration and foreign interference; title: Arcadia; title: Mexican California; title: Infiltration and revolt; title: On the eve of American rule; title: Trappers, traders, and homeseekers; title: American conquest; title: Gold; title: Approaches to statehood; title: Social ferment; title: A new culture at the golden gate; title: Post-gold rush commerce; title: The land problem; title: California and the Union; title: Ships and rails; title: Agricultural and urban growth; title: Discrimination and accommodation; title: Crushing or saving the Indians?; title: Labor, the farmers, and the new constitution; title: California culture, 1870-1918; title: Progressive politics; title: Continuing material growth; title: Water, conservation, and agriculture; title: Labor in an industrial age; title: The depression years; title: Twentieth-century culture; title: A western world of sports and leisure; title: Wartime setbacks and gains; title: California after World War II; title: The beleaguered sixties; title: Environmental realities; title: Seeking new solutions; title: An ethnic tapestry; title: A transformative society; title: The governors of California.