California : this golden land of promise / Joan Irvine Smith, Jean Stern ; foreword by James L. Doti ; timeline by James Irvine Swinden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Joan Irvine, author.

Stern, Jean, 1946- author.

Contributor:

Doti, James L., 1946- writer of foreword.

Irvine Museum, host institution, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

California--History.

California.

California--History--Pictorial works.

CALIFORNIA--HISTORY--PICTORIAL WORKS.

CALIFORNIA--HISTORY.

Local Subjects:

CALIFORNIA--HISTORY--PICTORIAL WORKS.

CALIFORNIA--HISTORY.

Genre:

History.

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

365 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

[Orange, Calif.] : Chapman University Press ; Irvine, Calif. : Irvine Museum, [2001]

Summary:

This book describes the geography, history, and industry of California, as well as other facts about the state.

Contents:

The first settlers

People of the Oaks

Spanish exploration of California

Father Kino and the Jesuit missions

The Portolá expedition

The missions of California

San Juan Capistrano: the jewel of the missions

De Anza and the colonization of California

Secularization of the missions

California's golden age

Foreigners in California

Trappers and mountain men

Politics in California: 1831-1845

The American conquest of California

The gold rush

The journey to California

Statehood

James Irvine I: founder of the Irvine Ranch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-355) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP credit line -- Republican candidate John C. Fremont campaign rib

HSP credit line -- The great American buck hunt of 1856 (Bd 612 Gam

Other Format:

Online version: Smith, Joan Irvine. California.

ISBN:

097140920X

9780971409200

OCLC:

48654272