1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449968703321

Titolo

Taming the elephant [[electronic resource] ] : politics, government, and law in pioneer California / / John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003

ISBN

9786612762703

0-520-93648-5

1-282-76270-2

1-59734-931-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

California history sesquicentennial series ; ; 4

Altri autori (Persone)

BurnsJohn F

OrsiRichard J

Disciplina

979.4/04

Soggetti

Frontier and pioneer life - California

Law - California - History - 19th century

Legislation - California - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

California Politics and government 1846-1850

California Politics and government 1850-1950

California Social conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in association with the California Historical Society."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Taming the Elephant: An Introduction to California's Statehood and Constitutional Era -- 2. A Violent Birth Disorder, Crime, and Law Enforcement, 1849-1890 -- 3. The Courts, the Legal Profession, and the Development of Law in Early California -- 4. "We Feel the Want of Protection": The Politics of Law and Race in California, 1848-1878 -- 5. Capturing California -- 6. "Officialdom": California State Government, 1849-1879 -- 7. "None Could Deny the Eloquence of This Lady": Women, Law, and Government in California, 1850-1890 -- 8. The Beginnings of Anglo-American Local Government in California -- 9. An Uncertain Influence: The Role



of the Federal Government in California, 1846-1880 -- List of Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Taming the Elephant is the last of four volumes in the distinguished California History Sesquicentennial Series, an outstanding compilation of original essays by leading historians and writers. These topical, interrelated volumes reexamine the meaning of the founding of modern California during the state's pioneer period. General themes run through all four volumes: the interplay of traditional cultures and frontier innovation in the creation of a distinctive California society; the dynamic interaction of people and nature and the beginnings of massive environmental change; the impact of the California experience on the nation and the world; the influence of pioneer patterns on modern California; and the legacy of ethnic and cultural diversity as a major influence on the state's history. This fourth volume treats the role of post-Gold Rush California government, politics, and law in the building of a dynamic state, with influences that persist today. Provocative essays investigate the creation of constitutional foundations, law and jurisprudence, the formation of government agencies, and the development of public policy. Authors chart the roles played by diverse groups-criminals and peace officers, entrepreneurs and miners, farmers and public officials, defenders of discrimination and female and African American activists. The essays also explore subjects largely overlooked in the past, such as the significance of local and federal government in pioneer California and early struggles to secure civil rights for women and racial minorities.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996384297103316

Titolo

By the King. A proclamation prohibiting the making vp of girdles, belts, hangers, and other vvares for mens wearing [[electronic resource] ] : or for vvarre-seruice, with brasse-buckles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Imprinted at London, : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie : and by the assignes of Iohn Bill, M.DC.XXXII. [1632, i.e. 1633]

Descrizione fisica

[2] p

Altri autori (Persone)

Charles, King of England,  <1600-1649.>

Soggetti

Buckles - Law and legislation - England

Iron industry and trade - Law and legislation - England

Brass industry and trade - Law and legislation - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Caption title.

Dated at end: VVhitehall the twelfth day of Ianuary, in the eighth yeere of the reigne of our soueraigne lord, Charles ..

Imprint from colophon; the imprint year is given according to Lady Day dating.

Arms 24; Steele notation: Com- uings, 2) Iron de-.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018