On Land and Sea, Or, California in the Years 1843, '44, and '45
Author | : William Henry Thomes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : William Henry Thomes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 828 |
Release | : 2013-04-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520954645 |
Alive with the exuberance, contradictions, and variety of the Golden State, this Depression-era guide to California is more than 700 pages of information that is, as David Kipen writes in his spirited introduction, "anecdotal, opinionated, and altogether habit-forming." Describing the history, culture, and roadside attractions of the 1930s, the WPA Guide to California features some of the very best anonymous literature of its era, with writing by luminaries such as San Francisco poet Kenneth Rexroth, composer-writer- hobo Harry Partch, and authors Tillie Olsen and Kenneth Patchen.
Author | : James J. Rawls |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780806120201 |
Describes changing white views of native California Indians as Spanish victims, useful laborers, and, finally, obstacles to white expansion
Author | : Robert Ernest Cowan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stewart Edward White |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2019-12-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The California Gold Rush of 1849 was a defining moment in American history, and in 'The Forty-Niners: A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado', Stewart Edward White captures the thrilling yet perilous journey that prospectors made to reach the elusive gold fields. The book is a true-to-life account of the challenges faced by pioneers, from the treacherous trails to the lawless towns that emerged as gold fever swept the region. White expertly weaves together the stories of the diverse people who flocked to California, and shows how they came together to form a society and government from scratch.
Author | : Nancy Capace |
Publisher | : North American Book Dist LLC |
Total Pages | : 839 |
Release | : 1999-06-01 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : 040309318X |
Author | : Steward Edward White |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2018-04-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3732654249 |
Reproduction of the original: The Forty-Niners by Steward Edward White
Author | : Steve Nicholls |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 535 |
Release | : 2009-08-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0226583422 |
The first Europeans to set foot on North America stood in awe of the natural abundance before them. The skies were filled with birds, seas and rivers teemed with fish, and the forests and grasslands were a hunter’s dream, with populations of game too abundant and diverse to even fathom. It’s no wonder these first settlers thought they had discovered a paradise of sorts. Fortunately for us, they left a legacy of copious records documenting what they saw, and these observations make it possible to craft a far more detailed evocation of North America before its settlement than any other place on the planet. Here Steve Nicholls brings this spectacular environment back to vivid life, demonstrating with both historical narrative and scientific inquiry just what an amazing place North America was and how it looked when the explorers first found it. The story of the continent’s colonization forms a backdrop to its natural history, which Nicholls explores in chapters on the North Atlantic, the East Coast, the Subtropical Caribbean, the West Coast, Baja California, and the Great Plains. Seamlessly blending firsthand accounts from centuries past with the findings of scientists today, Nicholls also introduces us to a myriad cast of characters who have chronicled the changing landscape, from pre–Revolutionary era settlers to researchers whom he has met in the field. A director and writer of Emmy Award–winning wildlife documentaries for the Smithsonian Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, and PBS, Nicholls deploys a cinematic flair for capturing nature at its most mesmerizing throughout. But Paradise Found is much more than a celebration of what once was: it is also a reminder of how much we have lost along the way and an urgent call to action so future generations are more responsible stewards of the world around them. The result is popular science of the highest order: a book as remarkable as the landscape it recreates and as inspired as the men and women who discovered it.