Bibliograph

California exposures, envisioning myth and history, Richard White ; photographs by Jesse Amble White ; cartography by Erik Steiner

Type

Label

California exposures, envisioning myth and history, Richard White ; photographs by Jesse Amble White ; cartography by Erik Steiner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

California exposures

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1102467481

Responsibility statement

Richard White ; photographs by Jesse Amble White ; cartography by Erik Steiner

Sub title

envisioning myth and history

Summary

"An enthralling guided tour of California's past, conjured with originality, insight, and wit by a brilliant historian. Layers of the past swirl like ocean mist around the abandoned buildings of D Ranch at Point Reyes; the absence of trees in the starkly beautiful landscape speaks of early tenant workers who did not expect to stay long. A vista of Drake's Estero conjures the darkly amusing story of the Drake Navigator's Guild and its dubious effort to establish an Anglo-Saxon heritage for California. A placid riverside park in the fertile Tulare Lake Basin belies scenes of horror in the 1850s as settlers transformed an Indian homeland into American property. A Gilded Age story of real-estate boosterism and connivance is set amidst the industrial rubble of Corcoran. And the missions open sightlines into a still-vital Spanish, Mexican, and Californio past. Capturing the passage of time through a combination of photography and powerful companion narratives, this book presents California's history in resonant, astonishing detail"--, Provided by publisher

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