Beasts of the Field
Title | Beasts of the Field PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Steven Street |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 944 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780804738804 |
Written by one of America's preeminent labor historians, this book is the definitive account of one of the most spectacular, captivating, complex and strangely neglected stories in Western history--the emergence of migratory farmworkers and the development of California agriculture. Street has systematically worked his way through a mountain of archival materials--more than 500 manuscript collections, scattered in 22 states, including Spain and Mexico--to follow the farmworker story from its beginnings on Spanish missions into the second decade of the twentieth century. The result is a comprehensive tour de force. Scene by scene, the epic narrative clarifies and breathes new life into a controversial and instructive saga long surrounded by myth, conjecture, and scholarly neglect. With its panoramic view spanning 144 years and moving from the US-Mexico border to Oregon, Beasts of the Field reveals diverse patterns of life and labor in the fields that varied among different crops, regions, time periods, and racial and ethic groups. Enormous in scope, packed with surprising twists and turns, and devastating in impact, this compelling, revelatory work of American social history will inform generations to come of the history of California and the nation.
Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission During the Years 1850, '51, '52, and '53
Title | Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission During the Years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 PDF eBook |
Author | John Russell Bartlett |
Publisher | |
Pages | 602 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Chihuahua (Mexico : State) |
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Mother California
Title | Mother California PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth E. Hartman |
Publisher | Atlas and Company |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 2010-09-27 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1934633941 |
"A magnificent inquiry into the human condition."—Publishers Weekly, starred review Thirty years ago, when Kenneth Hartman was nineteen, he murdered a homeless man in a Los Angeles park. Sentenced to life without parole, Hartman gradually evolved into a devoted husband, father, and prison reform activist. Mother California offers definite proof that there is no such thing as a life beyond redemption.
The Way We Lived
Title | The Way We Lived PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Margolin |
Publisher | Heyday |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
A collection of reminiscences, stories, and songs that reflect the diversity of the people native to California.
California Three Hundred and Fifty Years Ago
Title | California Three Hundred and Fifty Years Ago PDF eBook |
Author | Cornelius Cole |
Publisher | |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 1887 |
Genre | California |
ISBN |
Novel about a Portuguese sailor who was cast ashore in San Francisco Bay in the 16th century. It described his life among the Indians and their way of life. In the end, Manuelo was picked by a Spanish ship and taken to Acapulco where he narrated his history. He then wanted to return to his love, Alola, an Indian woman. In the middle of the novel is a long verse section in which Manuelo envisions what mid-19th century San Francisco would look like.
Narrative and Critical History of America
Title | Narrative and Critical History of America PDF eBook |
Author | Justin Winsor |
Publisher | |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | America |
ISBN |
The Archaeology of Refuge and Recourse
Title | The Archaeology of Refuge and Recourse PDF eBook |
Author | Tsim D. Schneider |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2021-10-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0816542538 |
"As an Indigenous scholar researching the history and archaeology of his own tribe, Tsim D. Schneider provides a unique and timely contribution to the growing field of Indigenous archaeology and offers a new perspective on the primary role and relevance of Indigenous places and homelands in the study of colonial encounters"--