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Pacific Eldorado

A History of Greater California
2. Aufl.

von: Thomas J. Osborne
42,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	05.11.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9781119509295
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	464

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The fully-revised second edition of the bestselling textbook—an original interpretation of the entire span of California history The 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. Pacific Eldorado is 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. Now in its second edition, this acclaimed textbook reflects new scholarship, places greater emphasis on environmental topics, and examines recent California history. Designed to help students think critically about commonly-held ideas, the author challenges conventional views, such as those of pre-Gold Rush California, confronts the traditional Atlantic-centric approach to American history, and presents a new analytic framework for studying the state’s past. The text enables students to understand the evolution of California, from the time of prehistoric Asian seafarers to the state’s present-day position as the nation’s wealthiest and most populous state. Rigorous yet accessible, this text: <ul> <li>Explores a “Greater California” history that extends beyond geographic borders</li> <li>Offers new, expanded, and revised coverage of plate tectonics, the citriculture boom of the late 1800s, the environmental history of California, and more</li> <li>Features “Pacific Profiles,” brief chronicles of notable figures who have made an impact on the state’s history</li> <li>Has a new feature, “Transpacific Connections” that illustrates further the fascinating ties between California and the Pacific World; for example, comparing the California gold rush to the contemporaneous New Zealand gold rush and indicating the connections between the two</li> <li>Supports a Pacific-centric approach with compelling examples, such as the building of the transcontinental railroad to increase the China trade</li> <li>Includes new and updated photographs, illustrations, maps, references, and reading suggestions</li> </ul> Already adopted by a wide range of institutions, the new edition of Pacific Eldorado: A History of Greater California continues to be an essential resource for students and instructors in California history courses, as well as those required to pass exams on California history and government to obtain California teaching credentials.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations xiii Foreword xviii Janet Fireman Preface xx Acknowledgments xxiii 1 Beginnings: From Fire and Ice to Indian Homeland 1 Timeline 1 Landforms 2 Climates 6 Plants and Animals 7 First Peoples and Their New Homeland 9 Tribal and Linguistic Groupings 12 Material Culture 12 Religion and Social Practices 16 Pacific Profile: Anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber 18 The Chumash: Pacific Coast Mariners and Traders 19 Other Possible Early Voyagers to California 20 Transpacific Connections: Canoeing from Hawai’i to California 22 Summary 22 Review Questions 23 Further Reading 23 2 Spain’s Greater California Coast 26 Timeline 26 A Name, a Dream, a Land 27 Cabrillo’s Coastal Reconnaissance 28 Globalization Begins: The Manila Galleon Trade 31 Drake, Nova Albion, and Cermeno 33 The Spanish Pacific, Vizcaino, and Monterey 34 Colonizing California: Missions, Indians, and the Sea 36 Ranchos, Presidios, and Pueblos 42 Gender and Sexuality in a Frontier Society 44 Pacific Profile: Alejandro Malaspina, Mariner–Explorer 46 The Transpacific Fur Trade 47 Hippolyte de Bouchard’s Pirate Raids 49 Summary 50 Review Questions 51 Further Reading 51 3 A Pacific‐Oriented Mexican Province 53 Timeline 53 Mexico’s Misrule of California 54 Secularization of the Missions 56 Hides, Tallow, and Rancho Society 59 Fur Trappers 64 Early Settlers and Overland Emigrants 66 Pacific Profile: Alpheus B. Thompson, China Trader 70 “Thar She Blows”: New England Whalers 71 The Charles Wilkes Pacific Expedition 72 Summary 75 Review Questions 75 Further Reading 76 4 War and Gold: America’s West Coast Eldorado 78 Timeline 78 California and the Pacific Squadron 80 Jumping the Gun at Monterey 81 Polk, the Pacific, and the Outbreak of War 84 California and the Mexican War 88 Gold, Ships, and Wagon Trains 91 Pacific Profile: William H. Aspinwall, President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company 95 The World Rushed In 96 Transpacific Connections: Gold Rushes in California and New Zealand 97 Life in the Diggings 98 The Gold Rush’s International Economic Impacts 101 Summary 102 Review Questions 102 Further Reading 103 5 National Crisis, Statehood, and Social Change 105 Timeline 105 A Constitution, a Legislature, a State 107 Land Disputes and Independence Movements 110 Vigilance Committees and Untamed Politicians 112 Pacific Filibusterers 116 California, the Pacific, and the Civil War 118 Ocean Crossings: The Chinese on Sea and Land 120 Pacific Profile: Norman Asing, Chinese American Restaurateur 123 Californios and Other Spanish‐Speakers 124 Indians: A People under Siege 125 African Americans: Up from Bondage 127 Summary 128 Review Questions 130 Further Reading 130 6 Pacific‐Bound Rails, Hard Times, and Chinese Exclusion 132 Timeline 132 A Transcontinental Railroad, California, and Pacific Commerce 133 Theodore Judah, the Big Four, and the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 135 Chinese Laborers and the Push Eastward 140 The Southern Pacific Railroad and the American West 142 Pacific Profile: Seafaring Journalist Charles Nordhoff 146 Transpacific Steamers 147 Depression and the Anti‐Chinese Movement 148 The Constitution of 1879 152 Halting Chinese Immigration 152 Summary 153 Review Questions 154 Further Reading 155 7 Eldorado’s Economic and Cultural Growth 157 Timeline 157 Water, Land, and Rural Development 159 Commercial Agriculture 161 Transpacific Connections: Planting California Trees in New Zealand 162 Black and White Gold 165 Interurban Railways and Southern California’s Rise 167 California’s Maritime Economy 170 Pacific Profile: David Laamea Kalakaua, King of Hawai’i and Visitor 175 California and the Spanish–American–Cuban–Filipino War 175 A Cosmopolitan Culture 177 Summary 182 Review Questions 183 Further Reading 183 8 Anti‐Railroad Politics, Municipal Graft, and Labor Struggles 186 Timeline 186 The Battle of Mussel Slough 187 An Angry Widow Sues: The Colton Letters 189 Pacific Gateway: Locating a Harbor in Los Angeles 190 Pacific Profile: Phineas Banning, Port of Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Promoter 192 Debt Dodging Denounced 192 The Southern Pacific Political Machine 194 The “Queen City of the Pacific:” Boss Ruef ’s San Francisco 195 Foiled Reform: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Graft Trials 197 Maritime and Factory Labor 200 Field Work and the Wheatland Riot 205 Summary 207 Review Questions 208 Further Reading 209 9 Governor Hiram Johnson and Pacific‐Oriented Progressivism 211 Timeline 212 The Beginnings of Reform 213 An “Aggressive Advocate” and the 1910 Election 215 Regulating the Economy 217 Democratizing Politics, Subsidizing Education 219 Women’s Suffrage and Public Morals 220 Water: Cities in a State of Thirst 223 Pacific Profile: George Freeth, Southern California Surfer Extraordinaire 226 San Francisco, Transpacific Racial Tensions, and Angel Island 227 African Americans, Hispanics and Filipinos, Sikhs, and Indians 230 Maritime Trade and the Panama Pacific Exposition 233 The Twilight of Progressivism 234 Summary 236 Review Questions 237 Further Reading 237 10 Good Times and Bad in a Pacific Rim Super State 239 Timeline 239 Mass Entertainment: Hollywood Movies, Pacific Fun Zones, and the Olympics 240 Extending California’s Water Infrastructure 243 Agribusiness and Banking 246 The 1920s Oil Boom 248 Maritime Enterprises 249 Transportation: Automobiles and Airplanes 251 Pacific Profile: Charles Kingsford‐Smith’s Transpacific Flight 253 Conservatism Restored 253 Religious Awakenings and Developments 255 Freedom‐Minded and Other Women 256 The Great Depression: Strikes and Panaceas 257 Cultural Expression of a High Order 261 Summary 264 Review Questions 265 Further Reading 265 11 America’s Pacific Bulwark: World War II and Its Aftermath 268 Timeline 268 Military Installations: Forts, Naval Bases, and Airfields 270 The Wages of War: Shipyards, Aircraft Plants, and Universities 271 Opportunities and Prejudice: Women and Minorities 275 Japanese Imprisonment 279 Pacific Profile: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Manzanar Inmate and Writer 282 Tinsel Town Goes to War 283 The Postwar Military‐Industrial Complex and International Relations 285 Population Growth, Housing, and Discrimination 287 Green Gold: Agribusiness and Labor 289 Governor Earl Warren: Progressive Republican 291 Richard Nixon and the Anti‐Communist Crusade 292 Summary 294 Review Questions 295 Further Reading 295 12 Pacific‐Edge Liberalism at High Tide 297 Timeline 298 Prosperity, Suburbanization, and Consumerism 299 Entertainment Media, Sports, and Amusement Parks 302 The San Francisco Renaissance and the Arts 305 Politics: Goodwin Knight, Pat Brown, and Reforming Government Operations 307 Enhancing the Pacific Super State: Water, Transit, and Universities 309 Students in Dissent, Campuses in Revolt 312 Pacific Profile: S.I. Hayakawa, San Francisco State College President 315 Minorities and Women 316 Coastal Counterculture in the 1960s 320 Summary 322 Review Questions 323 Further Reading 324 13 “Gold Coast” Conservatism and the Politics of Limits 326 Timeline 327 From Ultra‐Right‐Wingers to Mainstream Suburban Warriors 329 Ronald Reagan: The “Cowboy” Governor 331 Governor Jerry Brown: The Zen of Politics and Frugality 334 Crime and Racial Tensions 337 Business and Labor 340 Pacific Profile: Jerry Yang, Co‐founder and Former CEO, Yahoo! Inc. 344 Protecting the Environment and Supplying Energy 344 Governor George Deukmejian’s Right Turn 349 Voter Resentment, Term Limits, and Wedge Politics 350 Governor Pete Wilson and a Roller‐Coaster Economy 352 Architecture and Fine Arts, Sports, and Entertainment 354 Summary 357 Review Questions 358 Further Reading 358 14 The Ongoing Pacific Shift 361 Timeline 362 Immigration, Diversity, and the Politics of Multiculturalism 364 Transpacific Connections: California and Vietnam 366 Pacific Profile: Novelist Isabel Allende 371 Governor Gray Davis: An Able Moderate under Fire 372 The “Governator”: Arnold Schwarzenegger 373 Infrastructure Matters: Schools, Transportation, Health Care, and Prisons 376 The High‐Stakes Gubernatorial Election of 2010 379 Governor Brown 2.0 and California’s Comeback 380 An Economic and Political Colossus 382 The Environment and Energy: Challenges and Responses 391 The Pacific, the U.S. Military, and California 396 California’s 2018 Blue Wave Election and 2019 Promise 397 Still the Pacific Eldorado 399 Summary 399 Review Questions 401 Further Reading 401 Appendix: Governors of California, 1768–2019 404 Index 407

Autorenportrait

THOMAS J. OSBORNE is a specialist and noted historian in California and Pacific History. He is Emeritus Professor of History at Santa Ana College, where he received the inaugural Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award. He is author and co-author of several scholarly books, articles and reviews, including Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California's Shore, Paths to the Present: Thoughts on the Contemporary Relevance of America's Past, and Empire Can Wait: American Opposition to Hawaiian Annexation, 1893-1898.

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THE FULLY-REVISED SECOND EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING TEXTBOOK—AN ORIGINAL INTERPRETATION OF THE ENTIRE SPAN OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY The 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. Pacific Eldorado is 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. PRAISE FOR PACIFIC ELDORADO "The book is meticulously up to date. It brings together the historical past with the mythic imagined place, and incorporates details into a real narrative that tells the story as well-balanced as anything on the subject of California. With California's increasing relevance in the world, the update of this text is of massive significance." —Jason S. Sexton, University of California, Los Angeles and Editor-at-Large, Boom California "This second edition of Pacific Eldorado provides exciting new material on the many intersections between California and Pacific history. Thomas Osborne's text and illustrations are compelling to students and scholars alike." —David Igler, University of California, Irvine "The book is going into its second edition precisely because it is the most compelling one-volume narrative of the Golden State's complex past—and that in turn is a testament to its author's keen insights and deft prose." —Char Miller, Pomona College "A fresh and compelling interpretation of California history that places the state in a new and welcome perspective. This book, in other words, delivers on the promise of its title." —Glenna Matthews, author of The Golden State in the Civil War: Thomas Starr King, the Republican Party, and the Birth of Modern California