Discover Historic California

Discover Historic California
Title Discover Historic California PDF eBook
Author George Roberts
Publisher
Pages 578
Release 1999
Genre Travel
ISBN 9781889786032

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This revised edition updates the contact information and addresses for over 1800 places to visit and explore--from ghost towns to missions, to stage stops, and to noteworthy museums. Complete with historical descriptions and 77 detailed maps.

A Natural History of California

A Natural History of California
Title A Natural History of California PDF eBook
Author Allan A. Schoenherr
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 806
Release 1992-12-16
Genre Nature
ISBN 9780520909915

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In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan Schoenherr describes a state with a greater range of landforms, a greater variety of habitats, and more kinds of plants and animals than any area of equivalent size in all of North America. A Natural History of California will familiarize the reader with the climate, rocks, soil, plants and animals in each distinctive region of the state.

California

California
Title California PDF eBook
Author Kevin Starr
Publisher Modern Library
Pages 418
Release 2007-03-13
Genre History
ISBN 081297753X

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“A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects.”—The Economist From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, the Golden State’s premier historian distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one splendid volume. Kevin Starr covers it all: Spain’s conquest of the native peoples of California in the early sixteenth century and the chain of missions that helped that country exert control over the upper part of the territory; the discovery of gold in January 1848; the incredible wealth of the Big Four railroad tycoons; the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906; the emergence of Hollywood as the world’s entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development; the role of labor, both organized and migrant, in key industries from agriculture to aerospace. In a rapid-fire epic of discovery, innovation, catastrophe, and triumph, Starr gathers together everything that is most important, most fascinating, and most revealing about our greatest state. Praise for California “[A] fast-paced and wide-ranging history . . . [Starr] accomplishes the feat with skill, grace and verve.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Kevin Starr is one of california’s greatest historians, and California is an invaluable contribution to our state’s record and lore.”—MarIa ShrIver, journalist and former First Lady of California “A breeze to read.”—San Francisco

Discover Historic California

Discover Historic California
Title Discover Historic California PDF eBook
Author George Roberts
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2004
Genre Automobile travel
ISBN 9781889786292

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Sixth edition of popular travel guide to historic sites throughout California. Directions, photos and descriptive text on over 1800 places to visit by region, including all the State Historic Landmarks. Endorsed by the California Office of Historic Preservation.

The Great Book of California

The Great Book of California
Title The Great Book of California PDF eBook
Author Bill O'Neill
Publisher Lak Publishing
Pages 182
Release 2020-02-28
Genre Games & Activities
ISBN 9781648450044

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The Great Book of California is an entertaining, instructive and interesting Trivia & Facts book about the Golden State. You'll learn more about California's history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more.

The Historic Core of Los Angeles

The Historic Core of Los Angeles
Title The Historic Core of Los Angeles PDF eBook
Author Curtis C. Roseman
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 156
Release 2004
Genre History
ISBN 9780738529240

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In the early twentieth century, there was no better example of a classic American downtown than Los Angeles, and most of its "historic core" has been left intact while recent renovations of the area for residential use and the construction of Disney Hall and the Staples Center are shining a new spotlight on its many pre-1930s Beaux Arts, Art Deco, and Spanish Baroque buildings. Original.

A Companion to California History

A Companion to California History
Title A Companion to California History PDF eBook
Author William Deverell
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 546
Release 2014-01-28
Genre History
ISBN 111879804X

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This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California. Includes 30 essays by leading scholars in the field Essays range widely across perspectives, including political, social, economic, and environmental history Essays with similar approaches are paired and grouped to work as individual pieces and as companions to each other throughout the text Produced in association with the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West