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  • The Eastern San Juan Mountains

    Their Ecology, Geology, and Human History

    Edited by Rob Blair, George Bracksieck ...
    A companion to The Western San Juan Mountains (originally published in 1996), The Eastern San Juan Mountains details the physical environment, biological communities, human history, and points of interest in this rich and diverse mountain system.A natural division between the eastern and western slopes of the San Juans is the north-south line that runs approximately through Lake City, south of the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Gentle Tamers

    Women of the Old Wild West

    by Dee Brown ...
    A fascinating history of women on America's western frontier by the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee .Popular culture has taught us to picture the Old West as a land of men, whether it's the lone hero on horseback or crowds of card players in a rough-and-tumble saloon. But the taming of the frontier involved plenty of women, too—and this boo... ... Read more

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  • The Land of Little Rain

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Beauty of Southwest Wilderness

    by Mary Austin, Sabrina Hendricks ...
    Mary Austin's "The Land of Little Rain" is a lyrical exploration of the natural beauty and stark realities of the high desert of California. Through a series of evocative essays, Austin masterfully intertwines the landscape's physicality with its cultural and spiritual significance to native peoples and settlers alike. Her keen observations render the region's flora and fauna not merely as ... Read more

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  • From Coveralls to Zoot Suits

    The Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War II Home Front

    by Elizabeth R. Escobedo ...
    During World War II, unprecedented employment avenues opened up for women and minorities in U.S. defense industries at the same time that massive population shifts and the war challenged Americans to rethink notions of race. At this extraordinary historical moment, Mexican American women found new means to exercise control over their lives in the home, workplace, and nation. In From Coveralls to ... Read more

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  • Freedom's Frontier

    California and the Struggle over Unfree Labor, Emancipation, and Reconstruction

    by Stacey L. Smith ...
    Most histories of the Civil War era portray the struggle over slavery as a conflict that exclusively pitted North against South, free labor against slave labor, and black against white. In Freedom’s Frontier, Stacey L. Smith examines the battle over slavery as it unfolded on the multiracial Pacific Coast. Despite its antislavery constitution, California was home to a dizzying array of bound and ... Read more

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  • Married To A Daughter Of The Land

    Spanish-Mexican Women And Interethnic Marriage In California, 1820-80

    by Maria Raquel Casas ...
    The surprising truth about intermarriage in 19th-Century California. Until recently, most studies of the colonial period of the American West have focused on the activities and agency of men. Now, historian María Raquél Casas examines the role of Spanish-Mexican women in the development of California. She finds that, far from being pawns in a male-dominated society, Californianas of all classes ... Read more

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  • Look Up, Virginia City! A Walking Tour of Virginia City, Nevada

    by Doug Gelbert ...
    There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out ... Read more

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  • Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles County

    by Carina Monica Montoya ...
    The variably named and numbered Pacific Coast Highway spans 1,700 miles from Canada to Mexico. Seventy-five of those create a dramatic drive through Los Angeles County, showcasing the iconic cities of Malibu, Santa Monica, South Bay, San Pedro and Long Beach. Past scenic seascapes and famous beaches, "PCH" has become over the decades a symbol for Southern California coastal life, encompassing ... Read more

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  • The Case of Rose Bird

    Gender, Politics, and the California Courts

    by Kathleen A. Cairns ...
    Rose Elizabeth Bird was forty years old when in 1977 Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown chose her to become California’s first female supreme court chief justice. Appointed to a court with a stellar reputation for being the nation’s most progressive, Bird became a lightning rod for the opposition due to her liberalism, inexperience, and gender. Over the next decade, her name became a rallying cry as ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Postwar Struggle for Civil Rights

    African Americans in San Francisco, 1945–1975

    by Paul T. Miller ...
    Series series Studies in African American History and Culture
    The war industries associated with World War II brought unparalleled employment opportunities for African Americans in San Francisco, a city whose African American population grew by over 650% between 1940 and 1945. With this population increase came an increase in racial discrimination directed at African Americans, primarily in the employment and housing sectors. In San Francisco, most African ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Hawaiian by Birth

    Missionary Children, Bicultural Identity, and U.S. Colonialism in the Pacific

    by Joy Schulz ...
    Series series Studies in Pacific Worlds
    2018 Sally and Ken Owens Award from the Western History AssociationTwelve companies of American missionaries were sent to the Hawaiian Islands between 1819 and 1848 with the goal of spreading American Christianity and New England values. By the 1850s American missionary families in the islands had birthed more than 250 white children, considered Hawaiian subjects by the indigenous monarchy and U.S ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • South of Pico

    African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s

    by Kellie Jones ...
    Named a Best Art Book of 2017 by the New York Times and ArtforumIn South of Pico Kellie Jones explores how the artists in Los Angeles's black communities during the 1960s and 1970s created a vibrant, productive, and engaged activist arts scene in the face of structural racism. Emphasizing the importance of African American migration, as well as L.A.'s housing and employment politics, Jones shows ... Read more

    $22.99 USD