Author: May McNeer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258519094
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A History Of California, Highlighting The Cities Of San Francisco And Los Angeles.
Early California and Her Flags
Author: Harry Knill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883881293
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A brief history of California's different flags.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883881293
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A brief history of California's different flags.
The Story of California
Author: May McNeer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258519094
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A History Of California, Highlighting The Cities Of San Francisco And Los Angeles.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258519094
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A History Of California, Highlighting The Cities Of San Francisco And Los Angeles.
Our California
Author: Pam Mu¤oz Ryan
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607340488
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of the major cities and towns.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607340488
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of the major cities and towns.
The Octopus
Author: Frank Norris
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486146324
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Based on an actual bloody dispute in 1880 between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad, this tale of greed, betrayal, and a lust for power is played out during the waning days of the western frontier.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486146324
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Based on an actual bloody dispute in 1880 between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad, this tale of greed, betrayal, and a lust for power is played out during the waning days of the western frontier.
Alta California
Author: Nick Neely
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1640091661
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
National Bestseller: This fascinating account of one man’s 650-mile trek from San Diego to San Francisco captures the many layers of California’s fiendishly complex history. “[Makes] you fall, or refall, in love with California . . . wildfires and insane housing prices and all . . . What a journey, you think. What a state.” —San Francisco Chronicle In 1769, an expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical and captivating as any in the world. Despite having grown up in California, Nick Neely realized how little he knew about its history. So he set off to learn it bodily, with just a backpack and a tent, trekking through stretches of California both lonely and urban. For twelve weeks, following the journal of expedition missionary Father Juan Crespí, Neely kept pace with the ghosts of the Portolá expedition—nearly 250 years later. Weaving natural and human history, Alta California relives Neely’s adventure, while telling a story of Native cultures and the Spanish missions that soon devastated them, and exploring the evolution of California and its landscape. The result is a collage of historical and contemporary California, of lyricism and pedestrian serendipity, and of the biggest issues facing California today—water, agriculture, oil and gas, immigration, and development—all of it one step at a time.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1640091661
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
National Bestseller: This fascinating account of one man’s 650-mile trek from San Diego to San Francisco captures the many layers of California’s fiendishly complex history. “[Makes] you fall, or refall, in love with California . . . wildfires and insane housing prices and all . . . What a journey, you think. What a state.” —San Francisco Chronicle In 1769, an expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical and captivating as any in the world. Despite having grown up in California, Nick Neely realized how little he knew about its history. So he set off to learn it bodily, with just a backpack and a tent, trekking through stretches of California both lonely and urban. For twelve weeks, following the journal of expedition missionary Father Juan Crespí, Neely kept pace with the ghosts of the Portolá expedition—nearly 250 years later. Weaving natural and human history, Alta California relives Neely’s adventure, while telling a story of Native cultures and the Spanish missions that soon devastated them, and exploring the evolution of California and its landscape. The result is a collage of historical and contemporary California, of lyricism and pedestrian serendipity, and of the biggest issues facing California today—water, agriculture, oil and gas, immigration, and development—all of it one step at a time.
The Browns of California
Author: Miriam Pawel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1632867338
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
"Miriam Pawel’s fascinating book . . . illuminates the sea change in the nation’s politics in the last half of the 20th century."--New York Times Book Review California Book Award Gold Medal Winner * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A Los Angeles Times Bestseller * San Francisco Chronicle's "Best Books of the Year" List * Publishers Weekly Top Ten History Books for Fall * Berkeleyside Best Books of the Year * Shortlisted for NCIBA Golden Poppy Award A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist's panoramic history of California and its impact on the nation, from the Gold Rush to Silicon Valley--told through the lens of the family dynasty that led the state for nearly a quarter century. Even in the land of reinvention, the story is exceptional: Pat Brown, the beloved father who presided over California during an era of unmatched expansion; Jerry Brown, the cerebral son who became the youngest governor in modern times--and then returned three decades later as the oldest. In The Browns of California, journalist and scholar Miriam Pawel weaves a narrative history that spans four generations, from August Schuckman, the Prussian immigrant who crossed the Plains in 1852 and settled on a northern California ranch, to his great-grandson Jerry Brown, who reclaimed the family homestead one hundred forty years later. Through the prism of their lives, we gain an essential understanding of California and an appreciation of its importance. The magisterial story is enhanced by dozens of striking photos, many published for the first time. This book gives new insights to those steeped in California history, offers a corrective for those who confuse stereotypes and legend for fact, and opens new vistas for readers familiar with only the sketchiest outlines of a place habitually viewed from afar with a mix of envy and awe, disdain, and fascination.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1632867338
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
"Miriam Pawel’s fascinating book . . . illuminates the sea change in the nation’s politics in the last half of the 20th century."--New York Times Book Review California Book Award Gold Medal Winner * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A Los Angeles Times Bestseller * San Francisco Chronicle's "Best Books of the Year" List * Publishers Weekly Top Ten History Books for Fall * Berkeleyside Best Books of the Year * Shortlisted for NCIBA Golden Poppy Award A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist's panoramic history of California and its impact on the nation, from the Gold Rush to Silicon Valley--told through the lens of the family dynasty that led the state for nearly a quarter century. Even in the land of reinvention, the story is exceptional: Pat Brown, the beloved father who presided over California during an era of unmatched expansion; Jerry Brown, the cerebral son who became the youngest governor in modern times--and then returned three decades later as the oldest. In The Browns of California, journalist and scholar Miriam Pawel weaves a narrative history that spans four generations, from August Schuckman, the Prussian immigrant who crossed the Plains in 1852 and settled on a northern California ranch, to his great-grandson Jerry Brown, who reclaimed the family homestead one hundred forty years later. Through the prism of their lives, we gain an essential understanding of California and an appreciation of its importance. The magisterial story is enhanced by dozens of striking photos, many published for the first time. This book gives new insights to those steeped in California history, offers a corrective for those who confuse stereotypes and legend for fact, and opens new vistas for readers familiar with only the sketchiest outlines of a place habitually viewed from afar with a mix of envy and awe, disdain, and fascination.
Designed by Apple in California
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997513820
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997513820
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Story of California
Author: May McNeer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A description of the history of California from the arrival of the Conquistadors to 1944, as well as Californian legends, wildlife, agriculture, and industry.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A description of the history of California from the arrival of the Conquistadors to 1944, as well as Californian legends, wildlife, agriculture, and industry.
The Story of California
Author: Henry K. Norton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
History of California
Author: Helen Elliott Bandini
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
General history of California with list of counties, list of governors, and electoral votes 1852-1908.
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
General history of California with list of counties, list of governors, and electoral votes 1852-1908.