Seven States of California - A Natural and Human History

A survey of the distinct ecological areas of California looks at the natural features that typify them, and links them to stories about the people found there, from Native Americans to Chinese laborers.

Summary

What explains California? The author states that it is the multiple landscapes and the different states of mind that best define America's most populous, diverse, and fabled state. Describing geographical regions based on their emblematic landscape features, he intertwines natural and social history.

Product details

• Authors: Philip L. Fradkin, Fradkin Philip L.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.1997
• EAN: 9780520209428
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20942-8
• No. of pages: 474
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, NATURE / General, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, natural history, United States of America, USA, Nature and the natural world: general interest