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California’s Ancient Past

Author : Jeanne E. Arnold
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 164642512X
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book California’s Ancient Past written by Jeanne E. Arnold and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “California’s Ancient Past is an excellent introduction and overview of the archaeology and ancient peoples of this diverse and dynamic part of North America. Written in a concise and approachable format, the book provides an excellent foundation for students, the general public, and scholars working in other regions around the world. This book will be an important source of information on California’s ancient past for years to come.” —Torben C. Rick, Smithsonian Institution "California's Ancient Past is a well written, highly informative, and thought-provoking book; it will make a significant contribution to California archaeology. It is highly readable—the text and materials covered are suitable for both scholars and interested lay people. The book is well organized...with discussions about the culture history and theoretical perspectives of California archaeology and . . . the latest and most relevant references." —Kent Lightfoot, University of California, Berkeley “With California’s Ancient Past, Arnold and Walsh [offer] a well-written, interesting, and succinct archaeological summary of California from the terminal Pleistocene to historic contact.” —David S. Whitley, Journal of Anthropological Research

Introduction to Ancient History

Author : Hermann Bengtson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520031500
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Ancient History written by Hermann Bengtson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our translation is made especially for students who have not yet acquired facility in German. It departs from Professor Bengtson's text mainly in that the general bibliographical appendix has been reorganized to conform with the plan of the Cambridge Ancient History and also has been revised with the English-reading student in mind.

California

Author : Andrew F. Rolle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780882957531
Total Pages : 739 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book California written by Andrew F. Rolle and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of California: 1860-1890

Author : Hubert Howe Bancroft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of California: 1860-1890 written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines California's history from 1520 to 1890. It also contains a ethnology of the state's population, economics, and politics.

California History for Kids

Author : Katy S. Duffield
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569769664
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book California History for Kids written by Katy S. Duffield and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich story of the men and women who settled and built the Golden State is told in this engaging chronicle, from the first native inhabitants that arrived 9,000 years ago and the Spanish in the 1700s to the followers of the Gold Rush in 1848 and the Hollywood and Silicon Valley newcomers. They faced many struggles—including earthquakes, economic hardships, and the forced internment of Japanese citizens—yet they persevered. To get a better idea of the scope of California history and the lives of the state’s residents, children will create a Chumash rock painting, play the Miwok game of Hoop and Pole, bake and eat hardtack like a gold miner, design a cattle brand, assemble an earthquake preparedness kit, and more. This valuable resource also includes a time line of significant events, a list of historic sites to visit or explore online, and Web resources for further study.

History of California (Classic Reprint)

Author : Helen Elliott Bandini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331107309
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book History of California (Classic Reprint) written by Helen Elliott Bandini and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of California This book is an attempt to present the history of California in so simple and interesting a way that children may read it with pleasure. It does not confine itself to the history of one section or period, but tells the story of all the principal events from the Indian occupancy through the Spanish and Mission days, the excitement of the gold discovery, the birth of the state, down to the latest events of yesterday and to-day. Several chapters, also, are devoted to the development of California's great industries. The work is designed not only for children, but also for older people interested in the story of California, including the tourists who visit the state by the thousand every year. For her information the writer has depended almost entirely upon source material, seldom making use of a secondary work. Her connection with the old Spanish families has opened to her unusual advantages for the study of old manuscripts and for the gathering of recollections of historical events which she has taken from the lips of aged Spanish residents, always verifying a statement before using it. She has, also, from long familiarity with the Spanish-speaking people, been able to interpret truly the life of the Spanish and Mission period. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of California (Classic Reprint)

Author : Franklin Tuthill
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267445462
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book The History of California (Classic Reprint) written by Franklin Tuthill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of California The following book was written because there seemed to be a demand for a History of California which should sketch the main events of the country from its discovery to the present time. The pioneer, under whose observation the. Most exciting of these events have occurred, confesses the need of such a book. The thousands who have entered the State since it assumed its present peaceful aspect, complain of the lack of a succinct story of what had to be done here to make the land so pleasant a home. The material for a history of California is abundant. The log-books of ancient mariners who visited the coast - the voluminous, if not well-kept archives of the Government, while the territory was under Spanish or Mexican rule - the official reports and Congressional documents about the transfer to the United States - the files of newspapers since the land was Americanized the scores of books of intelligent travellers, who have put their impressions on record, and the oral evidence of natives, and early immigrants, who mingled in all the affairs most interesting to us - from these sources may be drawn ample details of life in California, from dates as far in the past as any but enthusiastic antiqua rians care to retire to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

California Maritime Archaeology

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.

One Hundred Years of History in the California Desert

Author : Patricia Lee Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book One Hundred Years of History in the California Desert written by Patricia Lee Parker and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Trees in Paradise: A California History

Author : Jared Farmer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393241270
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Trees in Paradise: A California History written by Jared Farmer and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From roots to canopy, a lush, verdant history of the making of California. California now has more trees than at any time since the late Pleistocene. This green landscape, however, is not the work of nature. It’s the work of history. In the years after the Gold Rush, American settlers remade the California landscape, harnessing nature to their vision of the good life. Horticulturists, boosters, and civic reformers began to "improve" the bare, brown countryside, planting millions of trees to create groves, wooded suburbs, and landscaped cities. They imported the blue-green eucalypts whose tangy fragrance was thought to cure malaria. They built the lucrative "Orange Empire" on the sweet juice and thick skin of the Washington navel, an industrial fruit. They lined their streets with graceful palms to announce that they were not in the Midwest anymore. To the north the majestic coastal redwoods inspired awe and invited exploitation. A resource in the state, the durable heartwood of these timeless giants became infrastructure, transformed by the saw teeth of American enterprise. By 1900 timber firms owned the entire redwood forest; by 1950 they had clear-cut almost all of the old-growth trees. In time California’s new landscape proved to be no paradise: the eucalypts in the Berkeley hills exploded in fire; the orange groves near Riverside froze on cold nights; Los Angeles’s palms harbored rats and dropped heavy fronds on the streets below. Disease, infestation, and development all spelled decline for these nonnative evergreens. In the north, however, a new forest of second-growth redwood took root, nurtured by protective laws and sustainable harvesting. Today there are more California redwoods than there were a century ago. Rich in character and story, Trees in Paradise is a dazzling narrative that offers an insightful, new perspective on the history of the Golden State and the American West.

History of California

Author : Helen Elliott Bandini
Publisher : Tredition Classics
ISBN 13 : 9783849510879
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book History of California written by Helen Elliott Bandini and published by Tredition Classics. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

History of California

Author : Helen Elliott Bandini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781406507348
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book History of California written by Helen Elliott Bandini and published by . This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book. does not confine itself to the history of one section or period, but tells the story of all the principal events from the Indian occupancy through the Spanish and Mission days, the excitement of the gold discovery, the birth of the state, down to the latest events of yesterday and today. Several chapters, also, are devoted to the development of California's great industries."

An Archaeology of Abundance

Author : Kristina M. Gill
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813057000
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book An Archaeology of Abundance written by Kristina M. Gill and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The islands of Alta and Baja California changed dramatically in the centuries after Spanish colonists arrived. Native populations were decimated by disease, and their lives were altered through forced assimilation and the cessation of traditional foraging practices. Overgrazing, overfishing, and the introduction of nonnative species depleted natural resources severely. Most scientists have assumed the islands were also relatively marginal for human habitation before European contact, but An Archaeology of Abundance reassesses this long-held belief, analyzing new lines of evidence suggesting that the California islands were rich in resources important to human populations. Contributors examine data from Paleocoastal to historic times that suggest the islands were optimal habitats that provided a variety of foods, fresh water, minerals, and fuels for the people living there. Botanical remains from these sites, together with the modern resurgence of plant communities after the removal of livestock, challenge theories that plant foods had to be imported for survival. Geoarchaeological surveys show that the islands had a variety of materials for making stone tools, and zooarchaeological data show that marine resources were abundant and that the translocation of plants and animals from the mainland further enhanced an already rich resource base. Studies of extensive exchange, underwater forests of edible seaweeds, and high island population densities also support the case for abundance on the islands. Concluding that the California islands were not marginal environments for early humans, the discoveries presented in this volume hold significant implications for reassessing the ancient history of islands around the world that have undergone similar ecological transformations. A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson

California History

Author : Mir Tamim Ansary
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9781403405579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book California History written by Mir Tamim Ansary and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains all kinds of fascinating, historical facts that tell the story of the state of California. You'll find information about the first people of California and the explorers and settlers who came later. Plus, find out which Californians shaped the history of the state and nation.

History of California

Author : Helen Elliott Bandini
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 : 9781404379800
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book History of California written by Helen Elliott Bandini and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of California

Author : Charles E. Chapman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656463626
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book A History of California written by Charles E. Chapman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of California: The Spanish Period The following chapters have previously been published in substantially the same form: I, V, VI, VII, IX, in the Grizzly bear magazine; IV, VIII, in Sunset; X, XI, and the Appendix, in the Southwestern historical quarterly; and XIV. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Prehistory of Baja California

Author : Don Laylander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813029658
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book The Prehistory of Baja California written by Don Laylander and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baja California, stretching 800 miles south into the Pacific Ocean from the California-Mexico border, has been called the "forgotten peninsula," a remote frontier whose natural wonders and history have remained largely unexplored. One of the world's longest peninsulas, Baja California harbors astonishing evidence of the hunting and gathering peoples who once lived here, yet the region has been little studied, and not much has been published about its archaeology and prehistory. This volume brings together recognized U.S. and Mexican scholars who have been actively engaged in primary research on the peninsula during the last two decades. It is the first comprehensive book-length study to describe and document new insights into an ancient past. Because of its relative isolation, the richness of its early historical record, and the comparatively pristine character of many parts of the peninsula, Baja California's prehistory is of particular interest to archaeologists and anthropologists. Beginning with topical essays on the emerging evidence from paleoenvironmental studies, linguistics, early historical documents, and 20th-century ethnographic studies, followed by chapters on the prehistory of seven of the peninsula's best studied regions, the authors also discuss potential directions for future research and the problem of protecting and preserving the physical traces of the prehistoric past. This book will be a standard reference for archaeologists, anthropologists, scientists, geographers, instructors of courses in North American prehistory, university libraries, and tourists.