Samuel M Otterstrom: 2 books
From California's Gold Fields to the Mendocino Coast
A Settlement History Across Time and Place
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
California’s history is rich and diverse, with numerous fascinating stories hidden in its past. Before the discovery of gold in the Sierras, San Francisco (Yerba Buena) and its surroundings comprised a sparsely populated frontier on the edge of the old Spanish realm. After 1848, the area rapidly...
by John Agnew, Emily J. Duda, Keumsoo Hong
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2009
This collection takes on the call issued by reviewers of The American Way for a critical application of Carville Earle's framework to more geographical examples of political and economic shifts in America's past. The essays illustrate changes in U.S. settlement, development, and political structure...