a history of greater California Osborne, Thomas J. 1942- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk Chichester, West Sussex, U.K Wiley-Blackwell 2013 monographic eng

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xxii, 412 p. : ill., maps. "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"-- 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. Thomas J. Osborne. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-ca p------ California History California History, Naval California Commerce Pacific Area Pacific Area Commerce California California Relations Pacific Area Pacific Area Relations California F861 .O63 2013eb 979.4 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10657972 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10657972 CaPaEBR 120816 ebr10657972