LEADER 04929nam 22007694a 450 001 9910449968703321 005 20210603211150.0 010 $a9786612762703 010 $a0-520-93648-5 010 $a1-282-76270-2 010 $a1-59734-931-3 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520936485 035 $a(CKB)1000000000007791 035 $a(EBL)223637 035 $a(OCoLC)475928620 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000255476 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229944 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255476 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10215713 035 $a(PQKB)10447603 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055911 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223637 035 $a(OCoLC)55529585 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30524 035 $a(DE-B1597)520993 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520936485 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223637 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10057123 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276270 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000007791 100 $a20020816d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTaming the elephant$b[electronic resource] $epolitics, government, and law in pioneer California /$fJohn F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (302 p.) 225 1 $aCalifornia history sesquicentennial series ;$v4 300 $a"Published in association with the California Historical Society." 311 0 $a0-520-23411-1 311 0 $a0-520-23413-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. Taming the Elephant: An Introduction to California's Statehood and Constitutional Era --$t2. A Violent Birth Disorder, Crime, and Law Enforcement, 1849-1890 --$t3. The Courts, the Legal Profession, and the Development of Law in Early California --$t4. "We Feel the Want of Protection": The Politics of Law and Race in California, 1848-1878 --$t5. Capturing California --$t6. "Officialdom": California State Government, 1849-1879 --$t7. "None Could Deny the Eloquence of This Lady": Women, Law, and Government in California, 1850-1890 --$t8. The Beginnings of Anglo-American Local Government in California --$t9. An Uncertain Influence: The Role of the Federal Government in California, 1846-1880 --$tList of Contributors --$tIndex 330 $aTaming the Elephant is the last of four volumes in the distinguished California History Sesquicentennial Series, an outstanding compilation of original essays by leading historians and writers. These topical, interrelated volumes reexamine the meaning of the founding of modern California during the state's pioneer period. General themes run through all four volumes: the interplay of traditional cultures and frontier innovation in the creation of a distinctive California society; the dynamic interaction of people and nature and the beginnings of massive environmental change; the impact of the California experience on the nation and the world; the influence of pioneer patterns on modern California; and the legacy of ethnic and cultural diversity as a major influence on the state's history. This fourth volume treats the role of post-Gold Rush California government, politics, and law in the building of a dynamic state, with influences that persist today. Provocative essays investigate the creation of constitutional foundations, law and jurisprudence, the formation of government agencies, and the development of public policy. Authors chart the roles played by diverse groups-criminals and peace officers, entrepreneurs and miners, farmers and public officials, defenders of discrimination and female and African American activists. The essays also explore subjects largely overlooked in the past, such as the significance of local and federal government in pioneer California and early struggles to secure civil rights for women and racial minorities. 410 0$aCalifornia history sesquicentennial series ;$v4. 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zCalifornia 606 $aLaw$zCalifornia$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aLegislation$zCalifornia$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aCalifornia$xPolitics and government$y1846-1850 607 $aCalifornia$xPolitics and government$y1850-1950 607 $aCalifornia$xSocial conditions$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 615 0$aLaw$xHistory 615 0$aLegislation$xHistory 676 $a979.4/04 701 $aBurns$b John F$01048477 701 $aOrsi$b Richard J$0865220 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449968703321 996 $aTaming the elephant$92476781 997 $aUNINA