{"product_id":"pacific-eldorado-9781119509288","title":"Pacific Eldorado","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fully-revised second edition of the bestselling textbook\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ean original interpretation of the entire span of California history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rich history of California can best be told through its connection with the Pacific Basin. From the geological origins of the land and its earliest seafaring inhabitants, to current economic trade relationships and remarkably diverse cultural influences, the factors that continue to shape the Golden State are inseparably linked to the vast ocean to its west. \u003ci\u003ePacific Eldorado \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive exploration of the entire sweep of California's past in relation to the maritime world of the Pacific Basin. Offering a bold and original interpretation of the history of the region, prominent historian Thomas J. Osborne enables readers to view the state's development through a Pacific-focused lens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition, this acclaimed textbook reflects new scholarship, places greater emphasis on environmental topics,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xviii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanet Fireman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Beginnings: From Fire and Ice to Indian Homeland 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandforms 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimates 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlants and Animals 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Peoples and Their New Homeland 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTribal and Linguistic Groupings 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterial Culture 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and Social Practices 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chumash: Pacific Coast Mariners and Traders 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Possible Early Voyagers to California 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranspacific Connections: Canoeing from Hawai’i to California 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Spain’s Greater California Coast 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Name, a Dream, a Land 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCabrillo’s Coastal Reconnaissance 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization Begins: The Manila Galleon Trade 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrake, Nova Albion, and Cermeno 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spanish Pacific, Vizcaino, and Monterey 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonizing California: Missions, Indians, and the Sea 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRanchos, Presidios, and Pueblos 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and Sexuality in a Frontier Society 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Alejandro Malaspina, Mariner–Explorer 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Transpacific Fur Trade 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHippolyte de Bouchard’s Pirate Raids 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 A Pacific‐Oriented Mexican Province 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMexico’s Misrule of California 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecularization of the Missions 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHides, Tallow, and Rancho Society 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFur Trappers 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Settlers and Overland Emigrants 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Alpheus B. Thompson, China Trader 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Thar She Blows”: New England Whalers 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Charles Wilkes Pacific Expedition 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 War and Gold: America’s West Coast Eldorado 78\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia and the Pacific Squadron 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJumping the Gun at Monterey 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolk, the Pacific, and the Outbreak of War 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia and the Mexican War 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGold, Ships, and Wagon Trains 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: William H. Aspinwall, President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World Rushed In 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranspacific Connections: Gold Rushes in California and New Zealand 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife in the Diggings 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gold Rush’s International Economic Impacts 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 National Crisis, Statehood, and Social Change 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Constitution, a Legislature, a State 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLand Disputes and Independence Movements 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVigilance Committees and Untamed Politicians 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Filibusterers 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia, the Pacific, and the Civil War 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOcean Crossings: The Chinese on Sea and Land 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Norman Asing, Chinese American Restaurateur 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornios and Other Spanish‐Speakers 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndians: A People under Siege 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Americans: Up from Bondage 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Pacific‐Bound Rails, Hard Times, and Chinese Exclusion 132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Transcontinental Railroad, California, and Pacific Commerce 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheodore Judah, the Big Four, and the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChinese Laborers and the Push Eastward 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Southern Pacific Railroad and the American West 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Seafaring Journalist Charles Nordhoff 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranspacific Steamers 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepression and the Anti‐Chinese Movement 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Constitution of 1879 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHalting Chinese Immigration 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Eldorado’s Economic and Cultural Growth 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater, Land, and Rural Development 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommercial Agriculture 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranspacific Connections: Planting California Trees in New Zealand 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack and White Gold 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterurban Railways and Southern California’s Rise 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia’s Maritime Economy 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: David Laamea Kalakaua, King of Hawai’i and Visitor 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia and the Spanish–American–Cuban–Filipino War 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Cosmopolitan Culture 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Anti‐Railroad Politics, Municipal Graft, and Labor Struggles 186\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Mussel Slough 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Angry Widow Sues: The Colton Letters 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Gateway: Locating a Harbor in Los Angeles 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Phineas Banning, Port of Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Promoter 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebt Dodging Denounced 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Southern Pacific Political Machine 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Queen City of the Pacific:” Boss Ruef ’s San Francisco 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoiled Reform: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Graft Trials 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaritime and Factory Labor 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eField Work and the Wheatland Riot 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Governor Hiram Johnson and Pacific‐Oriented Progressivism 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginnings of Reform 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn “Aggressive Advocate” and the 1910 Election 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulating the Economy 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocratizing Politics, Subsidizing Education 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen’s Suffrage and Public Morals 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater: Cities in a State of Thirst 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: George Freeth, Southern California Surfer Extraordinaire 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSan Francisco, Transpacific Racial Tensions, and Angel Island 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Americans, Hispanics and Filipinos, Sikhs, and Indians 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaritime Trade and the Panama Pacific Exposition 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Twilight of Progressivism 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Good Times and Bad in a Pacific Rim Super State 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Entertainment: Hollywood Movies, Pacific Fun Zones, and the Olympics 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending California’s Water Infrastructure 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgribusiness and Banking 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1920s Oil Boom 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaritime Enterprises 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransportation: Automobiles and Airplanes 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Charles Kingsford‐Smith’s Transpacific Flight 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservatism Restored 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Awakenings and Developments 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom‐Minded and Other Women 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Depression: Strikes and Panaceas 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Expression of a High Order 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 America’s Pacific Bulwark: World War II and Its Aftermath 268\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilitary Installations: Forts, Naval Bases, and Airfields 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wages of War: Shipyards, Aircraft Plants, and Universities 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpportunities and Prejudice: Women and Minorities 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapanese Imprisonment 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Manzanar Inmate and Writer 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTinsel Town Goes to War 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Postwar Military‐Industrial Complex and International Relations 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Growth, Housing, and Discrimination 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreen Gold: Agribusiness and Labor 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernor Earl Warren: Progressive Republican 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Nixon and the Anti‐Communist Crusade 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Pacific‐Edge Liberalism at High Tide 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProsperity, Suburbanization, and Consumerism 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntertainment Media, Sports, and Amusement Parks 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe San Francisco Renaissance and the Arts 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics: Goodwin Knight, Pat Brown, and Reforming Government Operations 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnhancing the Pacific Super State: Water, Transit, and Universities 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents in Dissent, Campuses in Revolt 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: S.I. Hayakawa, San Francisco State College President 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinorities and Women 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Counterculture in the 1960s 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 “Gold Coast” Conservatism and the Politics of Limits 326\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Ultra‐Right‐Wingers to Mainstream Suburban Warriors 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRonald Reagan: The “Cowboy” Governor 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernor Jerry Brown: The Zen of Politics and Frugality 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrime and Racial Tensions 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness and Labor 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Jerry Yang, Co‐founder and Former CEO, Yahoo! Inc. 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting the Environment and Supplying Energy 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernor George Deukmejian’s Right Turn 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoter Resentment, Term Limits, and Wedge Politics 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernor Pete Wilson and a Roller‐Coaster Economy 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture and Fine Arts, Sports, and Entertainment 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 The Ongoing Pacific Shift 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigration, Diversity, and the Politics of Multiculturalism 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranspacific Connections: California and Vietnam 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacific Profile: Novelist Isabel Allende 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernor Gray Davis: An Able Moderate under Fire 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Governator”: Arnold Schwarzenegger 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfrastructure Matters: Schools, Transportation, Health Care, and Prisons 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe High‐Stakes Gubernatorial Election of 2010 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernor Brown 2.0 and California’s Comeback 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Economic and Political Colossus 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Environment and Energy: Challenges and Responses 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pacific, the U.S. Military, and California 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia’s 2018 Blue Wave Election and 2019 Promise 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStill the Pacific Eldorado 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Governors of California, 1768–2019 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 407\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528857690455,"sku":"9781119509288","price":43.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119509288.jpg?v=1731873300","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pacific-eldorado-9781119509288","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}