Contested Eden : California before the Gold Rush

Author(s)

    • Gutiérrez, Ramón A.
    • Orsi, Richard J.

Bibliographic Information

Contested Eden : California before the Gold Rush

editors, Ramón A.Gutiérrez and Richard J. Orsi

(California history sesquicentennial series, 1)

University of California Press, c1998

  • : pbk

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"Published in association with the California Historical Society."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • 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

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780520212732

Description

This is the first in a four-volume history series to celebrate the 150th birthday of the state of California. This volume of essays investigates traditional historical subjects and also explores such areas as environmental science, women's history and Indian history. The volume also features a photographic essay on the artistic record of the conquest of California by Europeans, as well as over 70 black and white photographs. The "California History Sesquicentennial Series" offers the opportunity to re-examine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. It seeks to offer a contemporary perspective on such issues as the evolution of a distinctive California culture, the interaction between people and the natural environment, the ways in which California's development affected the United States and the world, and the legacy of cultural and ethnic diversity in the state.

Table of Contents

  • Photographic Essay, Anthony Kirk
  • contested Eden, Ramon A. Gutierrez
  • 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, labour, and production, Steven W. Hackel
  • "The Child of the Wilderness Weeps for the Father of Our Country", Michael J. Gonzalez
  • the creation and re-creation of Californio Society, Douglas Monroy
  • between crucifix and lance, James A, Sandos
  • engendering the history of Alta Calfornia, 1769-1848, Antonia Castenada
  • serpent in the garden, Willam Preston
  • Alta California's Tojan horse, Doyce B. Nunis Jr.
  • war in California, 1846-1848, Lisbeth Haas.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780520212749

Description

Celebrating the 150th birthday of the state of California offers the opportunity to reexamine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. In this four-volume series, published in association with the California Historical Society, leading scholars offer a contemporary perspective on such issues as the evolution of a distinctive California culture, the interaction between people and the natural environment, the ways in which California's development affected the United States and the world, and the legacy of cultural and ethnic diversity in the state. California before the Gold Rush, the first California Sesquicentennial volume, combines topics of interest to scholars and general readers alike. The essays investigate traditional historical subjects and also explore such areas as environmental science, women's history, and Indian history. Authored by distinguished scholars in their respective fields, each essay contains excellent summary bibliographies of leading works on pertinent topics. This volume also features an extraordinary full-color photographic essay on the artistic record of the conquest of California by Europeans, as well as over seventy black-and-white photographs, some never before published.

Table of Contents

  • Photographic Essay, Anthony Kirk
  • contested Eden, Ramon A. Gutierrez
  • 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, labour, and production, Steven W. Hackel
  • "The Child of the Wilderness Weeps for the Father of Our Country", Michael J. Gonzalez
  • the creation and re-creation of Californio Society, Douglas Monroy
  • between crucifix and lance, James A, Sandos
  • engendering the history of Alta Calfornia, 1769-1848, Antonia Castenada
  • serpent in the garden, Willam Preston
  • Alta California's Tojan horse, Doyce B. Nunis Jr.
  • war in California, 1846-1848, Lisbeth Haas.

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