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An Island Called California

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Author : Elna Bakker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520907248
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book An Island Called California written by Elna Bakker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bakker’s classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985. Bakker’s classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation. This title is

Almost an Island

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Author : Bruce Berger
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816519026
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Almost an Island written by Bruce Berger and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight hundred miles long, Baja California is the remotest region of the Sonoran desert, a land of volcanic cliffs, glistening beaches, fantastical boojum trees, and some of the greatest primitive murals in the Western Hemisphere. In this book, Berger recounts tales from his three decades in this extraordinary place, enriching his account with the peninsula's history, its politics, and its probable future--rendering a striking panorama of this land so close to the United States, so famous and so little known.

Island of the Blue Dolphins

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Author : Scott O'Dell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0395069629
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Island of the Blue Dolphins written by Scott O'Dell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1960 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.

California, the Magic Island

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Author : Doug Hansen
Publisher : Heyday Books
ISBN 13 : 9781597143325
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book California, the Magic Island written by Doug Hansen and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2014-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summoned by Queen Calafia to the island of California, twenty-six animals of the state of California introduce themselves, their homeland, and the people who dwell there.

The Island of California

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Author : Dora Polk
Publisher : Bison Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Island of California written by Dora Polk and published by Bison Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Polk weaves threads from history, literature, mythology, cartography, and geography into a tapestry attesting the durability of the myth."-A. J. R. Russell-Wood, Choice. To early explorers and geographers California represented a terrestrial paradise. It was Atlantis, Arcadia, Avalon, El Dorado, the Garden of Eden, the Land of Milk and Honey, the Pleasure Dome of Kublai Khan. It was always a magnet for dreamers. In this fascinating book Dora Beale Polk examines the dreams and myths that influenced the discovery and exploration of California. Throughout, Polk treats the long-held concept of California as an island, going back to medieval lore that filled an unknown ocean with rich, mysterious ideal islands. Columbus carried the lore to the New World, expecting to find islands teeming with gold, pearls, fabulous creatures, and Amazon women. Cortis was led by the "romance of the islands." Balboa, Cabrillo, Drake, Ascensisn, Kino, and many others entered into the making of the island myth. The discoveries and explorations of all the major figures are traced and their reports analyzed as they relate to California's geography and to the dreams overlaying it. Dora Beale Polk is a professor of English at California State University at Long Beach. She has published popular suspense novels and poetry as well as scholarly works.

The Island Chumash

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Author : Douglas J. Kennett
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520931435
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book The Island Chumash written by Douglas J. Kennett and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-04-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast of North America. The Chumash people who lived on these islands are considered to be among the most socially and politically complex hunter-gatherers in the world. This book provides a powerful and innovative synthesis of the cultural and environmental history of the chain of islands. Douglas J. Kennett shows that the trends in cultural elaboration were, in part, set into motion by a series of dramatic environmental events that were the catalyst for the unprecedented social and political complexity observed historically.

A History of Alcatraz Island: 1853-2008

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Author : Gregory L. Wellman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738558158
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (581 download)

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Download or read book A History of Alcatraz Island: 1853-2008 written by Gregory L. Wellman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of America's most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California's history for over 155 years. The small, lonely rock, known in sea charts by its Spanish name "Isla de los Alcatraces," or "Island of Pelicans," lay essentially dormant until the 1850s, when the military converted the island into a fortress to protect the booming San Francisco region. Alcatraz served as a pivotal military position until the early 20th century and in 1934 was converted into a federal penitentiary to house some of America's most incorrigible prisoners. The penitentiary closed in 1963, and Alcatraz joined the National Park Service system in 1972. Since then, it has remained a popular attraction as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Catalina Island

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Author : Pedersen, Jeannine L.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439614326
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Catalina Island written by Pedersen, Jeannine L. and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout its history, the 76-square-mile island of Catalina has played host to Native Americans, smugglers, otter hunters, ranchers, miners, entrepreneurs, vacationers, movie stars, and nature enthusiasts. William Wrigley Jr. (of chewing-gum fame) bought the island in 1919 and later constructed the recognizable casino building, which was never used for gambling but did become one of the best-known ballrooms in America. In the 1970s, the Wrigley family deeded 88 percent of the island to the Catalina Island Conservancy, which protects the natural state of the island and her inhabitants. Today nearly one million tourists visit annually to take in the fishing, parasailing, glass-bottomed tour boating, scuba diving, cycling, camping, galleries, shopping, and dining.

You Are Now on Indian Land

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Author : Margaret J. Goldstein
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 0761357696
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book You Are Now on Indian Land written by Margaret J. Goldstein and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how occupation of Alcatraz Island during 1969 helped focus internation attention to the plight of Native Americans and helped to end the policy of Termination and Relocation.

California Maritime Archaeology

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Author : Raab
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759113181
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book California Maritime Archaeology written by Raab and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2009-08-16 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Clemente Island is a microcosm of California coastal archaeology from prehistoric through historic times—not only because of the extensiveness of its archaeological remains but because those remains have been so well preserved. In California Maritime Archaeology, the authors use the island as a platform to explore evidence of early seafaring, colonization, paleoenvironmental change, and cultural interaction along the California coast. They make a strong case that San Clemente island should be seen as a kind of "California archaeological Galapagos," offering an extraordinary variety of ancient life as well as surprising information about prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the northern Pacific. The authors' two decades of research have resulted in this rich cultural history that defies widespread assumptions about California's ancient maritime history.

The Mapping of California as an Island

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Author : Glen McLaughlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Mapping of California as an Island written by Glen McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Newport Beach's Balboa and Balboa Island

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Author : Jeff Delaney
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531635398
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Newport Beach's Balboa and Balboa Island written by Jeff Delaney and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The village of Balboa lies on the eastern half of a 4-mile-long peninsula, a natural barrier that protects the neighboring Balboa Island from Pacific storms. Both the village and the island have constituted a sun-soaked paradise for residents and vacationers from all over the world for more than a century. Famous for luxury homes, miles of beautiful, sandy beaches, and one of the largest pleasure harbors on the West Coast, Balboa has enjoyed a colorful history filled with backroom gambling, midnight deliveries during Prohibition, and frequent visits from Hollywood's biggest stars. Such legends as John Wayne, James Cagney, Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall spent many a day sailing Balboa's harbor and many nights enjoying its justifiably famous nightlife of dance halls, restaurants, and clubs. Balboa and Balboa Island represent all of the extremes, perhaps best exemplified in the quaintness of today's city of Newport Beach, an Orange County enclave where great wealth commingles with the carefree charm of a barefoot community.

A Flora of San Nicolas Island, California

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Author : Steve Junak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780916436063
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book A Flora of San Nicolas Island, California written by Steve Junak and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-15 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides " ... a comprehensive listing of the island's botanical species ... presents a ... history of the sheep ranching era from the 1800s to the present and explains how that history has shaped the botanical landscape."--Page 4 of cover.

Unknown Island

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Author : Thomas Bowen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Unknown Island written by Thomas Bowen and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His own archaeological investigations try to determine whether San Esteban was in fact inhabited permanently by a distinct Seri population or was visited intermittently by Seri from neighboring islands. The author illustrates his narrative with historical and contemporary photographs and detailed maps of the Gulf of California and San Esteban Island."--Jacket.

Angel Island

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Author : Erika Lee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199752796
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Angel Island written by Erika Lee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1910 to 1940, over half a million people sailed through the Golden Gate, hoping to start a new life in America. But they did not all disembark in San Francisco; instead, most were ferried across the bay to the Angel Island Immigration Station. For many, this was the real gateway to the United States. For others, it was a prison and their final destination, before being sent home. In this landmark book, historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung (both descendants of immigrants detained on the island) provide the first comprehensive history of the Angel Island Immigration Station. Drawing on extensive new research, including immigration records, oral histories, and inscriptions on the barrack walls, the authors produce a sweeping yet intensely personal history of Chinese "paper sons," Japanese picture brides, Korean students, South Asian political activists, Russian and Jewish refugees, Mexican families, Filipino repatriates, and many others from around the world. Their experiences on Angel Island reveal how America's discriminatory immigration policies changed the lives of immigrants and transformed the nation. A place of heartrending history and breathtaking beauty, the Angel Island Immigration Station is a National Historic Landmark, and like Ellis Island, it is recognized as one of the most important sites where America's immigration history was made. This fascinating history is ultimately about America itself and its complicated relationship to immigration, a story that continues today.

The Origin and Meaning of the Name California

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Author : George Davidson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origin and Meaning of the Name California written by George Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia

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Author : Renato Rosaldo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520227484
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (274 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia written by Renato Rosaldo and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-10-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description