A survey history of California. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the vital developments of California in the 20th century, as well as coverage of social and cultural history.
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James J. Rawls, an instructor of history at Diablo Valley College, received his B.A. in history from Stanford University. He was awarded an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley, completing his doctoral dissertation under the guidance of Walton Bean. Dr. Rawls also has taught California history as a visiting associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He serves as the Reviews Editor of California History, the journal of the California Historical Society. He is the author of Indians of California: The Changing Image and Chief Red Fox is Dead: A History of Native Americans since 1945, coauthor of Land of Liberty: A United States History and California: Adventures in Time and Space, editor of New Directions in California History: A Book of Readings and California History: Teaching with Primary Sources, and coeditor of A Golden State: Mining and Economic Development in Gold Rush California and California: A Place, A People, A Dream. His articles and reviews have appeared in such publications as Journal of American History, Pacific Historical Review, and American Indian Quarterly.
The late Walton Bean was, for more than 35 years, a member of the University of California, Berkeley, faculty, where he taught undergraduate courses in California history and graduate courses in California and twentieth-century United States history. His highly acclaimed book, Boss Ruef’s San Francisco, won the Commonwealth Club of California’s gold medal and the annual prize of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association. Dr. Bean also served as Asia Foundation Professor of American History at the University of Karachi from 1956 to 1958. He received his A.B. and M.A. from the University of Southern California and was awarded his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The late Walton Bean was, for more than 35 years, a member of the University of California, Berkeley, faculty, where he taught undergraduate courses in California history and graduate courses in California and twentieth-century United States history. His highly acclaimed book, Boss Ruef’s San Francisco, won the Commonwealth Club of California’s gold medal and the annual prize of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association. Dr. Bean also served as Asia Foundation Professor of American History at the University of Karachi from 1956 to 1958. He received his A.B. and M.A. from the University of Southern California and was awarded his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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History can be fun!,
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Finding background for teaching 4th grade California history rewarded me with this wonderfully readable book. It's pithy, entertaining, well-written and populated by real humans. I am eager to share passages with my class, so they can learn at a much younger age than I did how vital and interesting history can be.
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I felt compelled to write a quick review of this book in response to the harsh ratings it has been given. Any history is going to miss out some things that some people find extremely important. At least this book acknowledges as much - even in the title!I found this book a surprisingly easy read. I work in the cultural resource industry, writing reports etc., and I have found it extremely useful as a general text on California history. I have also seen it widely used in reports authored by other professionals. I have yet to come across a better book for a comprehensive introduction to California history.
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Fine and concise history of California,
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I used this as a text book in a history of California class several years ago. It was an interesting read and I did not notice any obvious mistakes or ommissions. He covers California history very well and includes the history of the original peoples, women and a variety of minority groups. It is a social and a political history of California.
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