Major Problems in California History

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ISBN: 9780669275889 | 0669275883
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Copyright: 9/9/1996

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This volume compiles carefully selected documents and essays to illuminate the most important controversies in the history of California from the precontact period to the present.

The Significance of California History

(28)

Essays

The Place Called California

(8)

James D. Houston

California as ``The Great Exception''

(5)

Carey McWilliams

The Shaping of California History

(12)

James N. Gregory

Further Reading

(2)

The First Californians

(28)

Documents

The Three Worlds of the Chumash

(1)

Map of Tribal Territories

(1)

Indian Material Culture

(6)

Pablo Tac Approves of His Tribe's Conversion, 1835

(2)

Father Geronimo Boscana Describes the San Juan Capistrano Indians, 1832

(4)

A Sacramento Union Editorial Ponders the Indians' Fate, 1855

(1)

Essays

California Indians as Capable Resource Managers

(5)

Arthur F. McEvoy

Indian and Hispanic Family Patterns Compared

(4)

Albert L. Hurtado

Further Reading

(2)

The Spanish Impact on the Indians, 1769-1821

(27)

Documents

Father Luis Jayme Criticizes the Behavior of Spanish Soldiers, 1772

(1)

Father Junipero Serra Reports the Destruction of the San Diego Mission, 1775

(2)

Captain Alejandro Malaspina Praises the Beneficial Impact of Spanish Missions, 1792

(1)

Lorenzo Asisara Narrates the Assassination of a Priest Indians, 1812

(7)

Santa Cruz

Essays

Cultural Perspectives on Death and Whipping in the Missions

(5)

Francis F. Guest

Spanish Violence Against Amerindian Women

(7)

Antonia I. Castaneda

Further Reading

(2)

Maxican California: A Study in Contrasts

(26)

Documents

A Mexican Commission Urges the Secularization of the California Missions, 1833

(2)

Angustias de la Guerra Ord Defends the Virtue of Mission Priests, 1878

(3)

Criticizes the Mexicans in California, 1834

(2)

Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

Guadalupe Vallejo Reminisces About the Ranchero Period

(2)

William Robert Garner Promotes the American Annexation of California, 1847

(1)

Selected Articles from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848

(2)

Essays

Mixcan California as ``Lotos-Land''

(4)

Hubert Howe Bancroft

The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California

102

(7)

Douglas Monroy

Further Reading

109

(1)

Conflicts over Land in a New State, 1850s--1870s

110

(26)

Documents

E. Gould Buffum Exults in Gold's Discovery, 1850

112

(2)

Louisa Clapp Pokes Fun at Her Experience as a Gold ``Mineress,'' 1851

114

(1)

J. D. Borthwick Observes Chinese Gold Miners, 1851

115

(1)

John F. Morse Supports Traditional Agrarian Values, 1865

116

(2)

Henry George Censures Land Monopoly, 1871

118

(2)

Essays

Women in the Gold Rush

120

(7)

JoAnn Levy

Early California Land Policy Defended

127

(3)

Paul Wallace Gates

Land and the Conflict of Legal Cultures

130

(4)

Douglas Monroy

Further Reading

134

(2)

Disputes over Water, 1880s--1910s

136

(26)

Documents

Lux v. Haggin Establishes the ``California Doctrine,'' 1886

138

(2)

The Wright Act Asserts Community Water Rights, 1887, 1889

140

(1)

Congress Acts: Selections from the Reclamation Act of 1902

141

(2)

John Muir Admires the Hetch Hetchy Valley, 1908

143

(2)

Robert Underwood Johnson Decries Paying Too High a Price for Water, 1909

145

(3)

Essays

The Capitalist Control of Water Use

148

(6)

Donald Worster

American Political Culture and Water Use

154

(6)

Norris Hundley, Jr.

Further Reading

160

(2)

Big Business and Urban Labor, 1860s--1930s

162

(32)

Documents

Henry George Expresses Skepticism About Railroads, 1868

164

(2)

Leland Stanford Extols the Public Benefits of Railroad Construction, 1887

166

(1)

Collis P. Huntington Shows Contempt for Congress, 1887

167

(1)

Frank Norris Excoriates the Railroad as ``The Octopus,'' 1901

168

(3)

Denis Kearney Organizes the Workingmen's Party of California, 1877

171

(1)

Henryk Sienkiewicz Appraises Chinese Labor in California, 1880

172

(2)

The American Federation of Labor Opposes Chinese Immigration, 1902

174

(2)

Essays

The Rise of the Labor Movement in California

176

(6)

Michael Kazin

The Southern Pacific Railroad Survives the Pullman Strike of 1894

182

(10)

William Deverell

Further Reading

192

(2)

California Progressives: The Ambiguities of Political and Moral Reform

194

(33)

Documents

Franklin Hichborn Praises Reform Hiram W. Johnson, 1911

197

(2)

John Randolph Haynes Advocates Direct Legislation, 1911

199

(3)

Chester H. Rowell Analyzes the Problem of Japanese Immigration in California, 1914

202

(1)

Carrie Chapman Catt Argues That Home and Government Are Related, 1907

203

(1)

Katherine Philips Edson Boasts of Women's Influence on State Legislation, 1913

204

(2)

Mary S. Gibson Explains Why Progressive Women Should Uplift Immigrant Women, 1914

206

(3)

Essays

Progressive Efforts to Banish Vice

209

(8)

Gerald Woods

Women Progressives and Immigrant Women

217

(8)

Gayle Gullett

Further Reading

225

(2)

Hollywood and the California Dream, 1910s--1930s

227

(37)

Documents

Cecil B. de Mille Reveals How He Creates Special Effects, 1927

229

(3)

A. H. Giannini Explains Why He Decided to Finance the Film Industry, 1926

232

(2)

Harmon B. Stephens Exposes How Films Lower Moral Standards, 1926

234

(3)

Ruth Suckow Analyzes the Appeal of Hollywood Gods and Goddesses, 1936

237

(4)

Nathanael West Satirizes Hollywood Move Sets, 1939

241

(4)

Essays

Hollywood and the California Dream

245

(8)

Lary May

Hollywood Joins the Moral Crusade, 1910-1930

253

(9)

Leslie Fishbein

Further Reading

262

(2)

Farmworker Struggles in the 1930s

264

(34)

Documents

The California Department of Industrial Relations Evaluates Agricultural Labor Contracts, 1930

266

(2)

Carlos Bulosan Describes the Harsh Existence of Filipino Migrant Farmworkers

268

(1)

John Steinbeck Portrays Social Pressures in Rural California, 1939

269

(3)

James Rorty Reports on Conditions in the Imperial Valley, 1935

272

(2)

Grower Frank Stokes Defends Mexican Farmworkers' Efforts to Organize, 1936

274

(3)

Ralph H. Taylor Rallies California's Growers to Protect Their Interests, 1938

277

(3)

Essays

Communist Organizers in the Imperial Valley

280

(8)

Cletus E. Daniel

Mexicano Farmworkers on Strike

288

(8)

Devra Anne Weber

Further Reading

296

(2)

The Impact of World War II on California's Economy

298

(27)

Documents

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports on California's Airframe Industry, 1945

300

(2)

Kaiser Shipyard Workers Fight on the Home Front, 1943

302

(1)

Marye Stumph Recalls Her Work Experiences in an Aircraft Factory

303

(2)

Industrial Leaders Assess the West's Postwar Economic Prospects, 1946

305

(4)

Essays

World War II Transforms California's Economy

309

(7)

Gerald D. Nash

An Economic Historian Challenges the Nash Thesis

316

(8)

Paul Rhode

Further Reading

324

(1)

The Changing Lives of Women and Minorities, 1940s--1950s

325

(36)

Documents

Charles Kikuchi Observes Life in an American Concentration Camp, 1942

327

(2)

Two Poems About the Camps, ``Barracks Home'' and ``Mud''

329

(1)

Fanny Christina Hill Fights Discrimination Against Black Workers in the Aircraft Industry

329

(3)

Willard Waller Announces the Postwar Battle of the Sexes, 1945

332

(4)

Essays

The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II

336

(9)

Sucheng Chan

Changes in the Status of African American Workers in the 1940s and 1950s

345

(9)

Albert S. Broussard

Women's Wartime and Postwar Experiences

354

(4)

Joan M. Jensen

Gloria Ricci Lothrop

Further Reading

358

(3)

Politics and Protest, 1960s--1970s

361

(30)

Documents

Mario Savio Defends the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley, 1965

363

(3)

Ronald Reagan Denounces the Morality Gap at Berkeley, 1966

366

(2)

Bobby Seale Explains What the Black Panther party Stands For, 1968

368

(1)

Manifesto of the Chicano Student Conference, 1969'

369

(1)

Declaration of the Asian American Political Alliance, 1969

370

(1)

Indians of All Tribes Occupy Alcatraz Island, 1969

370

(3)

Why Secretaries in Academia Are Fed Up, 1971

373

(2)

Essays

Berkeley in the 1960s

375

(9)

W. J. Rorabaugh

Ronald Reagan As Governor

384

(5)

Lou Cannon

Further Reading

389

(2)

The Rise of Information Capitalism

391

(30)

Documents

California Computer Companies, 1989

393

(1)

Art Garcia Describes California's New Economic Frontier, 1984

394

(2)

Donald Woutat Ponders the Resignation of Steven Jobs from Apple Computer, 1985

396

(1)

Faith Alchorn Ties Information Technology to Political Campaigns, 1988

397

(1)

Duane Spilsbury Reports on Telecommuting, 1989

398

(3)

Essays

The Origins and Business Culture of Silicon Valley

401

(4)

AnnaLee Saxenian

Women, Families, and Work in the Information Industry

405

(7)

Judith Stacy

Globalization and the Politics of Locality in Orange County

412

(7)

Spencer C. Olin

Further Reading

419

(2)

The Environment and the Quality of Life Since 1960

421

(31)

Documents

Samuel E. Wood and Alfred Heller Oppose Urban Sprawl, 1961

423

(2)

Frank M. Stead Assesses California Water Pollution, 1968

425

(3)

Richard Reinhardt Looks at Air Pollution Problems, 1982

428

(1)

A Government Commission Discusses the Dangers of Pesticides, 1988

429

(2)

Carl Anthony Outlines Why African Americans Should Be Environmentalists, 1990

431

(1)

Ronald Bailey Denounces the ``Eco-Scam,'' 1993

432

(3)

Essays

California's Threatened Environment

435

(5)

Tim Palmer

Natural Ways to Reduce Urban Air Pollution

440

(6)

Dixie Lee Ray

Environmental Racism and Justice

446

(4)

Robert D. Bullard

Further Reading

450

(2)

Racial and Class Tensions, 1960s--1990s

452

(3)

Documents

The McCone Commission Analyzes the Watts Riot, 1965

455

(3)

David Rieff Sees Los Angeles as the Capital of the Third World, 1991

458

(2)

Mwatabu S. Okantah Protests the Beating of Rodney King, 1993

460

(2)

Armando Navarro Offers a Latino Perspective on the 1992 Civil Disorders, 1993

462

(2)

Eui-Young Yu Offers a Korean American Perspective on the Los Angeles Civil Disorders, 1992

464

(2)

Patrick J. Buchanan Condemns the ``Barbarism'' of the Mob, 1992

466

(1)

John Bryant Encourages Corporate America to Invest in Minority Communities, 1995

467

(2)

Lynell George and David Ferrell Analyze the Staggering Racial Complexity of Los Angeles, 1995

469

(3)

George Regas Advocates a Shared Moral Vision, 1995

472

(2)

Essays

The Causes of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Disorders

474

(8)

Melvin L. Oliver

James H. Johnson, Jr.

Walter C. Farrell, Jr.

Perceptions Across the Racial Divide

482

(6)

Sumi K. Cho

Further Reading

488

(2)

Document Sources

490

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Major Problems in California History

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