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Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2015-08-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0806153709 |
When in the early 1870s historian Hubert Howe Bancroft sent interviewers out to gather oral histories from the pre-statehood gentry of California, he didn’t count on one thing: the women. When the men weren’t available, the interviewers collected the stories of the women of the household—sometimes almost as an afterthought. These interviews were eventually archived at the University of California, though many were all but forgotten. Testimonios presents thirteen women’s firsthand accounts from the days when California was part of Spain and Mexico. Having lived through the gold rush and seen their country change so drastically, these women understood the need to tell the full story of the people and the places that were their California.
Author | : James Miller Guinn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1834 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : California |
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Author | : Kevin Starr |
Publisher | : Modern Library |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2007-03-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 081297753X |
“A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects.”—The Economist From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, the Golden State’s premier historian distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one splendid volume. Kevin Starr covers it all: Spain’s conquest of the native peoples of California in the early sixteenth century and the chain of missions that helped that country exert control over the upper part of the territory; the discovery of gold in January 1848; the incredible wealth of the Big Four railroad tycoons; the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906; the emergence of Hollywood as the world’s entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development; the role of labor, both organized and migrant, in key industries from agriculture to aerospace. In a rapid-fire epic of discovery, innovation, catastrophe, and triumph, Starr gathers together everything that is most important, most fascinating, and most revealing about our greatest state. Praise for California “[A] fast-paced and wide-ranging history . . . [Starr] accomplishes the feat with skill, grace and verve.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Kevin Starr is one of california’s greatest historians, and California is an invaluable contribution to our state’s record and lore.”—MarIa ShrIver, journalist and former First Lady of California “A breeze to read.”—San Francisco
Author | : Laurence H. Shoup |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1450255906 |
Explore the forgotten history of early California from the viewpoint of the working poor, blacks, immigrants, and other disenfranchised groups who rebelled against rulers.
Author | : Donovan Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 567 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780942087062 |
Author | : James Miller Guinn |
Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 915 |
Release | : 2016-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3849648435 |
Few states of the United States have a more varied, a more interesting or a more instructive history than California, and few have done so little to preserve their history. In narrating the story of California, the author has endeavored to deal justly with the different eras and episodes of its history; to state facts; to tell the truth without favoritism or prejudice; to give credit where credit is due and censure where it is deserved. This accounts also for the prominence of Los Angeles in the second half of this volume. The consolidation of Los Angeles city and the cities of Wilmington, San Pedro and Hollywood has merged the history of these three into that of the Greater Los Angeles. The early history of these cities is given separately up to their consolidation. All over this book is a real treasure chest and every single of its more than 400 pages is a must-read for the people of California and Los Angeles County.
Author | : Hubert Howe Bancroft |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 806 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : |
This work examines California's history from 1520 to 1890. It also contains a ethnology of the state's population, economics, and politics.
Author | : Alexander Forbes |
Publisher | : Kessinger Publishing |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2008-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781436796095 |
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Author | : Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo |
Publisher | : Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Author | : Randy L. Womack |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2000-05 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781565000278 |
California's history from the discovery days through statehood.