Pacific Eldorado a history of greater California / Thomas J. Osborne.
| Author/creator | Osborne, Thomas J., 1942- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Publication, 2013. |
| Description | xxii, 412 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Preface 1. Beginnings: From Fire and Ice to Indian Homeland 2. Spain's Greater California Coast 3. A Globally Connected Mexican Province 4. War and Gold: America's West Coast Eldorado 5. National Crisis, Statehood, and Social Change 6. Pacific-bound Rails, Hard Times, and Chinese Exclusion 7. Eldorado's Economic and Cultural Growth 8. Anti-Railroad Politics, Municipal Graft, and Labor Struggles 9. Governor Hiram Johnson and the Progressive Movement 10. Good Times and Bad: The Interwar Years 11. America's Pacific Bulwark: WW II and Its Aftermath 12. Liberalism at High Tide 13. The Conservative Backlash and the Politics of Limits 14. The Ongoing Pacific Shift Appendixes: A Chronology of California History; Governors of California Index . |
| Abstract | "Osborne's work is the first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the Pacific Basin"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012031787 |
| ISBN | 9781405194549 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781405194532 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |