John F. Burns / Richard J. Orsi

Broschiertes Buch

Taming the Elephant

Politics, Government, and Law in Pioneer California

Herausgeber: Burns, John F.; Orsi, Richard J.

Beschreibung

The final of four volumes in the "California History Sesquicentennial Series", this text compiles original essays which treat the consequential role of post-Gold Rush California government, politics and law in the building of a dynamic state, with lasting impact to the present day.

Autor

John F. Burns is former State Archivist of California and History-Social Science Consultant for the California Department of Education. His publications include Sacramento: Gold Rush Legacy, Metropolitan Destiny (1999), and the forthcoming Capital Dreams: The Transformation of Sacramento. Richard J. Orsi is Professor Emeritus of History at California State University, Hayward, and Editor Emeritus of California History, quarterly of the California Historical Society. He is coauthor of The Elusive Eden: A New History of California (2002).

Produktdetails

• California History Sesquicentennial Series
• Verlag: University of California Press
• Seitenzahl: 299
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 266mm x 188mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9780520234130
• ISBN-10: 0520234138
• Artikelnr.: 21521233