Contested Eden : California before the Gold Rush / edited by Ramón Gutiérrez, Richard J. Orsi.
Contested Eden : California before the Gold Rush / edited by Ramón Gutiérrez, Richard J. Orsi.
Contested Eden : California before the Gold Rush / edited by Ramón Gutiérrez, Richard J. Orsi.
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Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1998.
Call Numbers
N979.4/18
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 396 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Contents
Contested Eden / Ramón Gutiérrez -- A world of balance and plenty / M. Kat Anderson, Michael G. Barbour, and Valerie Whitworth -- Indian peoples of California / William S. Simmons -- Seekers of the "Northern mystery" / Iris H.W. Engstrand -- Land, labor, and production / Steven W. Hackel -- The ch...
Publication information
Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c1998.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"One of a series of books written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the admission of California to the Union, emphasizes the natural environment, the history of the Indians, exploration, and social and economic history, rather than the traditional institutional studies of mission and presidio. Takes advantage of the latest research and includes...
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Full title
Contested Eden : California before the Gold Rush / edited by Ramón Gutiérrez, Richard J. Orsi.
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Notes
General note
California history sesquicentennial series ; 1.
"Published in association with the California Historical Society."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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N979.4/18
Record Identifier
74VvgdapLWed
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvgdapLWed
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ISBN
0520212746 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520212732 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520212738 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520212749 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
979.4
MMS ID
991012187269702626
