The Elusive Eden: A New History of California - Hardcover

Rice, Richard; Bullough, William A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0075534037 ISBN 13: 9780075534037

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1996

Synopsis

"The Elusive Eden" charts the historical development of California, beginning with the evolution of the landscape and climate and the arrival of the first inhabitants, the Indians, through social, political and environmental controversies of the present and the future. The book portrays a land of remarkable richness and complexity, settled by waves of people from diverse cultures. The text is organized chronologically into 10 parts, each developing a major theme or issue for a particular period in California's history. The first chapter of each part is a narrative that spotlights and dramatizes the personal responses of significant individuals at critical moments of historical change. The authors stress issues of current importance such as: ethnic groups, women, environmental history and social and cultural history.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard J. Orsi is Professor of History at California State University, Hayward.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0075534037
• ISBN 13: 9780075534037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 679