ISBN: 9780935089226 - gold rush politics: california's first legislature (5 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Softcover in excellent, unmarked, next-to-pristine condition (slightest handling). 145 pages. [9oz]. Book.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. This work presents an exhaustively researched and fast-paced history of the foundation of California one hundred and fifty and more years ago as an American state, the thirty-first to be admitted to the Union. It tells how, among the upheavals of the Gold Rush, Americans in California, together with their now American Hispanic counterparts, somehow found the time and the concentration to write a constitution, hold elections, organize a state, and bring that state into reality while awaiting admission to the Union. The book contains photographs, illustrations, reference notes, a bibliography, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. This work presents an exhaustively researched and fast-paced history of the foundation of California one hundred and fifty and more years ago as an American state, the thirty-first to be admitted to the Union. It tells how, among the upheavals of the Gold Rush, Americans in California, together with their now American Hispanic counterparts, somehow found the time and the concentration to write a constitution, hold elections, organize a state, and bring that state into reality while awaiting admission to the Union. The book contains photographs, illustrations, reference notes, a bibliography, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the title page. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued with out a dust jacket. There is a small nick and rubbed spot to the top edge of the front cover and top spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "Ignoffo has worked as a preservation consultant in California, and contributed research to state, county, and city historic building surveys. Her work with historical museums includes curating more than ten installations at the California History Center (Cupertino) , permanent and changing exhibits at Heritage Park Museum (Sunnyvale) and authoring an exhibit at the Los Altos History Museum (Los Altos). She has been interviewed for film documentaries including The El Salvador Incident (2015, Joe Goschy Productions) Changing Boundaries: the History of San Jose (2014, Norman Kline Productions) ; Sunnyvale Voices, a compilation of stories about the defense and agricultural industries in California; and Million Dollar Dirt (2003) about the demise of farmland in the San Francisco Bay Area." (from the author's website) ; Signed by Author.…

Paperback. Condición: New. * NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).