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In 1949, lawyer, historian, and journalist Carey McWilliams stepped back to assess the state of California at the end of its first one hundred years--its history, population, politics, agriculture, and social concerns. As he examined the reasons for the prodigious growth and productivity that have c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Temas:
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
California > Miscellanea.
Californie > Miscellanées.
California.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • On understanding California
  • California : there she goes!
  • The magic equation
  • The mustang colt
  • Mixed multitudes
  • California latifundia
  • The mosaic of California's agriculture
  • California labor : total engagement
  • California's peculiar institution
  • Perilous remedies for present evils
  • The state that swings and sways
  • Industry : the cultural approach
  • The fabulous boom
  • Ladder to the stars
  • The one-legged giant
  • The politics of the Colorado
  • The Central Valley Project
  • O panther of the splendid hide!

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