| Description |
256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 33 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-251) and index. |
| Contents |
The first of the Californians -- Notions of a western shore -- Of gold and galleons -- The first New England -- On the right hand of the Indies -- Spain moves north -- Exploring an unknown interior -- Russian California -- Mexican California -- West to California -- American California -- The gold rush -- The state of California -- The United States coast survey -- Searching for a railroad path -- Building the transcontinental railroad -- The southern Pacific -- A geological survey -- Water, wine, and oranges -- The rise of urban California: 1. Los Angeles -- 2. The San Francisco Bay area -- 3. San Diego -- 4. Sacramento -- 5. Other cities -- Rails for growth -- The burning of San Francisco -- Wildness for the people -- Bringing water to the cities -- From bike paths to freeways -- Power for a new economy -- Of airports and airlines -- Boom and bust -- California at war -- Moving and shaking. |
| Subject |
California -- History.
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California -- Historical geography -- Maps.
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| ISBN |
9780520252585 (hardback) |
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0520252586 (hardback) |
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