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More About This Title California: A History, Seventh Edition
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Since its original publication, Andrew Rolle's classic work has been enjoyed by more than 100,000 persons, students and general readers alike. Like its predecessors, the seventh edition of California: A History recounts the state's history from its origins to the present in an engaging manner, while seeking a balance between conflicting viewpoints. Today especially, Californians face severe implications of the state's overwhelming diversity and continuing population explosion. This seventh edition incorporates these dramatic new developments in a historical context, pondering implications for the future. Likewise, those sections of the book devoted to women, the environment, immigration (legal and illegal), crime, sports, energy, and transportation have all been expanded. The most obvious change to this edition is the addition of Arthur Verge as coauthor, and loyal users will be delighted to see the addition of many new photographs that also help keep our "classic" text vibrant and current.
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Preface vii
List of Photographs, Maps, and Tables ix
Chapter 1: California’s Distinctiveness 1
Chapter 2: The Native Americans 8
Chapter 3 : Exploring Baja and Alta California 20
Chapter 4: Colonizers of the Frontier 32
Chapter 5: Missions, Presidios, and Pueblos 41
Chapter 6: California and Its Spanish Governors 49
Chapter 7: Exploration and Foreign Interference 53
Chapter 8: Arcadia 60
Chapter 9: Mexican California 68
Chapter 10: Infiltration and Revolt 77
Chapter 11: On the Eve of American Rule 83
Chapter 12: Trappers, Traders, and Homeseekers 89
Chapter 13: American Conquest 102
Chapter 14: Gold 111
Chapter 15: Approaches to Statehood 125
Chapter 16: Social Ferment 130
Chapter 17: A New Culture at the Golden Gate 138
Chapter 18: Post-Gold Rush Commerce 146
Chapter 19: The Messy Land Problem 155
Chapter 20: California and the Union 162
Chapter 21: Ships and Rails 172
Chapter 22: Agricultural and Urban Growth 179
Chapter 23: Discrimination and Accommodation 191
Chapter 24: Crushing or Saving the Indians? 201
Chapter 25: Labor, the Farmers, and the New Constitution 213
Chapter 26: California Culture, 1870-1918 219
Chapter 27: Progressive Politics 234
Chapter 28: Material Urban Growth 246
Chapter 29: Water, Conservation, and Agriculture 260
Chapter 30: Labor in an Industrial Age 269
Chapter 31: The Depression Years 276
Chapter 32: Twentieth-Century Culture 288
Chapter 33: A California World of Sports and Leisure 309
Chapter 34: Wartime Setbacks and Gains 317
Chapter 35: California After World War II 326
Chapter 36: The Beleaguered Sixties 338
Chapter 37: Environmental Realities 350
Chapter 38: From Reagan Conservatism to "Governor Moonbeam" 363
Chapter 39: An Ethnic Tapestry 370
Chapter 40: A Transformative Society 382
Appendix: The Governors of California 397
Index of Authors Cited 403
Subject Index 417
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Praise for a previous edition:
"When one considers the rapid growth and development, and the myriad of cultural influences which have had an impact on the state, Rolle does a remarkable job of amalgamating these elements into a coherent, well-written narrative." (Books of the South West, March 1988)
