The Golden State California History and

The year 2000 also marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of this book's first appearance. Since than it has served both general readers and student alike. Our aim remains to recount the state's history from its origins to the present, a balanced and enjoyable interpretation without burdensome detail. A history of this remarkable state must first do justice to its beginnings and then to the long years of Spanish colonialism and the Mexican era. Each shaped both past and present. It should also consider those dramatic changes that began after the American conquest. Furthermore, such a book needs to focus upon the implications of the recent population explosion, as well as give increased attention to economic and cultural developments.

Andrew Rolle has written over twenty books on California, the American West, Ethnics, and Psychohistory. One of these, The Immigrant Upraised, won the Commonwealth Award for nonfiction. Formerly Cleland Professor of History at Occidental College, Professor Rolle is now a Research Scholar at the Huntington Library.

Harlan Davidson has also published his California, A History, Fifth Edition.

John S. Gaines, Professor of American Studies and Education at King College, is a second generation California. He has taught history and government at the public school, community college, and four-year college levels. He holds degrees from Occidental College, California State University, Northridge, and the University of Southern California.

Illustrations, Maps and Tables

vii

Preface to the Fourth Edition

ix

The Land and Its Native People

1

(23)

European Discovery and Colonization

24

(17)

Settlement of Hispanic California

41

(18)

Americanizing California

59

(22)

Erasing the Frontier

81

(20)

East Meets West

101

(20)

``The Desert Shall Blossom Like a Rose''

121

(23)

California as Symbol and Myth

144

(21)

Governing California: From Warren to Davis

165

(17)

Government: State, County, and City

182

(22)

Pluralism, Politics, and Population

204

(22)

``All That Glitters'': Society and Culture

226

(22)

Appendix: The Govenors of California

248

(4)

California Chronology

252

(2)

Index

254

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The Golden State California History and Government

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