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| Genre/Form: | Maps |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Derek Hayes |
| ISBN: | 9780520252585 0520252586 |
| OCLC Number: | 163320235 |
| Description: | 256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 33 cm. |
| Contents: | The first of the Californians -- Notions of a western shore -- Of gold and galleons -- The first New England -- On the right hand of the Indies -- Spain moves north -- Exploring an unknown interior -- Russian California -- Mexican California -- West to California -- American California -- The gold rush -- The state of California -- The United States coast survey -- Searching for a railroad path -- Building the transcontinental railroad -- The southern Pacific -- A geological survey -- Water, wine, and oranges -- The rise of urban California: 1. Los Angeles -- 2. The San Francisco Bay area -- 3. San Diego -- 4. Sacramento -- 5. Other cities -- Rails for growth -- The burning of San Francisco -- Wildness for the people -- Bringing water to the cities -- From bike paths to freeways -- Power for a new economy -- Of airports and airlines -- Boom and bust -- California at war -- Moving and shaking. |
| Responsibility: | Derek Hayes. |
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