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Contested Eden, California before the Gold Rush, edited by Ramón Gutiérrez, Richard J. Orsi

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Contested Eden

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edited by Ramón Gutiérrez, Richard J. Orsi

California history sesquicentennial series, 1

California before the Gold Rush

Celebrating the 150th birthday of the state of California offers the opportunity to reexamine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. In this four-volume series, published in association with the California Historical Society, leading scholars offer a contemporary perspective on such issues as the evolution of a distinctive California culture, the interaction between people and the natural environment, the ways in which California's development affected the United States and the world, and the legacy of cultural and ethnic diversity in th

Contested Eden / Ramón Gutiérrez -- A world of balance and plenty / M. Kat Anderson, Michael G. Barbour, and Valerie Whitworth -- Indian peoples of California / William S. Simmons -- Seekers of the "Northern mystery" / Iris H.W. Engstrand -- Land, labor, and production / Steven W. Hackel -- The child of the wilderness weeps for the father of our country / Michael J. González -- The creation and re-creation of California society / Douglas Monroy -- Between crucifix and lance / James A. Sandos -- Engendering the history of Alta, California, 1769-1848 / Antonia I. Castañeda -- Serpent in the garden / William Preston -- Alta, California's trojan horse / Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. -- War in California, 1846-1848 / Lisbeth Haas