Thomas J. Osborne - Pacific Eldorado: A History of Greater California

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12. Chapter 12
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14. Chapter 14

THOMAS J. OSBORNE

Second Edition

This edition first published 2020
2020 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Edition History
1e: 2012 by Wiley Blackwell

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Names: Osborne, Thomas J., 1942 author.
Title: Pacific Eldorado : a history of greater California / Thomas J. Osborne.
Description: Second edition. | Hoboken : Wiley, 2019. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019034251 (print) | LCCN 2019034252 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119509288 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119509295 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119509349 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: CaliforniaHistory. | CaliforniaHistory, Naval. | CaliforniaCommerce Pacific Area. | Pacific AreaCommerceCalifornia. | CaliforniaRelationsPacific Area. | Pacific AreaRelationsCalifornia.
Classification: LCC F861 .O63 2019 (print) | LCC F861 (ebook) | DDC 979.4dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019034251
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019034252

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For Ginger, Brooks, Todd, and my students at Santa Ana College all Californians whose lives have been shaped and enriched by living in this veritable Pacific Eldorado

And the treasured memories of Tam Tran and Randy Dobson, former honors students who taught me more than I taught them