Companion to California History

This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California.* Includes 30 essays by leading scholars in the field* Essays range widely across perspectives, including political, social, economic, and environmental history* Essays with similar approaches are paired and grouped to work as individual pieces and as companions to each other throughout the text* Produced in association with the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West