Pacific Eldorado

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Osborne's work is the first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the Pacific Basin. * Presents a provocative and original interpretation of the entire span of California history * Reveals how the area's Pacific Basin connections have shaped the Golden State's past * Refutes the widely held notion among historians that California was isolated before the onset of the American period in the mid-1800s * Represents the first text to draw on anthropologist Jon Erlandson's findings that California's first human inhabitants were likely prehistoric Asian seafarers who navigated the Pacific Rim coastline * Includes instructor resources in an online companion site: www.wiley.com/go/osborne

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Thomas J. Osborne

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"A whole new generation of historians has been discoveringCalifornia in a new context. ... This textbook--a gift toteachers of California history--will also be useful for anyoneseeking to understand the Golden State in a global context."- Boom: A Journal of California, Spring 2014 "Osborne... does a very good job of updating standard narrativesand finding a way to pull them together." (SouthernCalifornia Quarterly, 1 May 2013) "Pacific Eldorado is an innovative andcompelling account of California history, and it also offers somuch more than a standard textbook. Thomas Osborne hasbrilliantly placed California in its 'greater'geographic and historical setting--the Pacific Basin--andhe has done so in a highly accessible way for students andscholars. This is a tremendous achievement."--David Igler, University of California, Irvine "A fresh and compelling interpretation of Californiahistory that places the state in a new and welcome perspective.This book, in other words, delivers on the promise of its title."--Glenna Matthews, author of The Golden State in theCivil War: Thomas Starr King, the Republican Party, and the Birthof Modern California "In this splendid volume, Thomas Osborne offers a strikingreformulation of prevailing interpretations of California historyby introducing the concept of Pacific Eldorado, whichelucidates the significant, but heretofore largely unexplored,connections between California and the Pacific world."--Spencer C. Olin, University of California, Irvine "From prehistory to the 2010 election, this bookmasterfully makes California history new and richly engaging. Withits compelling human stories and wealth of illustrations,Pacific Eldorado draws us in and keeps us reading. Iregretted reaching the end." --Janet Farrell Brodie,Claremont Graduate University "A fresh and lively contribution to the history ofCalifornia." --Kerwin Klein, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley "Utilizing the latest research, Pacific Eldoradocaptivates the reader with a balanced, up-to-date, innovativehistory of California with a Pacific edge. Informative, memorable,and highly recommended!" --Nancy Taniguchi,California State University, Stanislaus "Smartly synthesizes 500 years of Californiahistory, from its shifting bedrock to its evolving social dynamics.. . . - a stellar rendering." --Char Miller,Pomona College, and author of Gifford Pinchot and the Making ofModern Environmentalism "Thomas Osborne brings a new contribution to currentdiscourse about California and its past to reveal a grand tapestryof connections and a multi-hemispheric pattern of interaction withthe Pacific world." --from the Foreword by JanetFireman, Loyola Marymount University "Through the pages of Pacific Eldorado newcontent and important context about California's livelyhistory beckons readers. This book explains howCalifornia's past informs its future."--LarryE. Burgess, Director, A.K. Smiley Public Library
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