979.4: History of California

Items this collection will discuss the history of the state of California. In addition to discussing state history, this collection will also feature books that cover the history of notable cities/towns or places in California (ex. Silicon Valley, Ghost Towns, State/National Parks) as well as significant events (ex. the Gold Rush, Orange County Fair) that occurred in the state.

Updated July 7, 2023
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An American genocide : the United States and the California Indian catastrophe, 1846-1873
Madley, Benjamin
Paper Book
Winner of the 2016 Los Angeles Times Book Award for History   New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice   "Gruesomely thorough. . . . Others have described some of these campaigns, but never in such strong terms and with so much...

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The Browns of California : the family dynasty that transformed a state and shaped a nation
Pawel, Miriam
Paper Book
"Miriam Pawel's fascinating book . . . illuminates the sea change in the nation's politics in the last half of the 20th century."--New York Times Book Review California Book Award Gold Medal Winner * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A...

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California : an American history
Faragher, John Mack
Paper Book
A concise and lively history of California, the most multicultural state in the nation   "A masterful history."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   "Faragher takes the reader on a captivating journey through myriad...

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It happened in Hollywood : remarkable events that shaped history
Schiller, Gerald A.
Ebook
From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the area they christened "Hollywood," to modern-day tales of murder and mayhem, It Happened in Hollywood recounts in thirty short episodes the behind-the-scenes events that shaped...

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The poker bride : the first Chinese in the Wild West
Corbett, Christopher.
Paper Book
When gold rush fever gripped the globe in 1849, thousands of Chinese immigrants came through San Francisco seeking fortune. In The Poker Bride, Christopher Corbett uses a little-known Idaho legend as a lens into this Chinese experience. Before 1849, the Chinese in the United States were...

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Water to the angels : William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles
Standiford, Les
Paper Book
The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the story of the largest public water project ever created--William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct--a story of Gilded Age ambition, hubris, greed, and one determined man who's vision shaped the future and continues to impact us today. In 1907,...

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