03996nam 2200673Ia 450 991045510600332120210624013140.01-280-08761-797866135202960-520-92055-40-585-11667-910.1525/9780520920552(CKB)111004366720706(EBL)877900(OCoLC)44955225(SSID)ssj0000129849(PQKBManifestationID)11134179(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129849(PQKBWorkID)10080209(PQKB)11148164(MiAaPQ)EBC877900(DE-B1597)521114(DE-B1597)9780520920552(Au-PeEL)EBL877900(CaPaEBR)ebr10546805(CaONFJC)MIL352029(EXLCZ)9911100436672070619970528d1998 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrContested Eden[electronic resource] California before the Gold Rush /editors, Ramón Gutiérrez and Richard J. OrsiBerkeley University of California Pressc19981 online resource (407 p.)California history sesquicentennial series ;1"Published in association with the California Historical Society."0-520-21273-8 0-520-21274-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Maps --Preface --1. Contested Eden An Introduction --2. A World of Balance and Plenty --3. Indian Peoples of California --4. Seekers of the "Northern Mystery" --5. Land, Labor, and Production --6. "The Child of the Wilderness Weeps for the Father of Our Country' --7. The Creation and Re-creation of Californio Society --8. Between Crucifix and Lance --9. Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848 --10. Serpent in the Garden --11. Alta California's Trojan Horse --12. War in California, 1846-1848 --Picturing California --Contributors --IndexCelebrating 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.California history sesquicentennial series ;1.Gold mines and miningCaliforniaHistoryCaliforniaHistoryTo 1846CaliforniaHistory1846-1850Electronic books.Gold mines and miningHistory.979.4Gutiérrez Ramón A.1951-994548Orsi Richard J865220MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455106003321Contested Eden2475349UNINA