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Contested Eden : California before the Gold Rush /

"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 presid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gutiérrez, Ramón A., 1951-, Orsi, Richard J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, c1998.
Colección:California history sesquicentennial series ; 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contested Eden / Ramón Gutiérrez
  • A world of balance and plenty / M. Kat Anderson, Michael G. Barbour, and Valerie Whitworth
  • Indian peoples of California / William S. Simmons
  • Seekers of the "Northern mystery" / Iris H.W. Engstrand
  • Land, labor, and production / Steven W. Hackel
  • The child of the wilderness weeps for the father of our country / Michael J. González
  • The creation and re-creation of California society / Douglas Monroy
  • Between crucifix and lance / James A. Sandos
  • Engendering the history of Alta, California, 1769-1848 / Antonia I. Castañeda
  • Serpent in the garden / William Preston
  • Alta, California's trojan horse / Doyce B. Nunis, Jr.
  • War in California, 1846-1848 / Lisbeth Haas.