California A History. by Verge, Arthur C.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- California: A History -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Chapter 1 California's Distinctiveness -- Selected Readings -- Chapter 2 The Native Americans -- Selected Readings -- Chapter 3 Exploring Baja and Alta California -- Selected Readings -- Chapter 4 Colonizers of the Frontier -- Selected Readings -- Chapter 5 Missions, Presidios, and Pueblos -- Selected Readings -- Chapter 6 California and Its Spanish Governors -- Selected Readings -- Chapter 7 Exploration and Foreign Interference -- Selected Readings -- Chapter 8 Arcadia -- Selected Readings…”
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California : a fire survey / by Pyne, Stephen J., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: conflagrating California -- California's invented fire cultures -- State of emergency -- Cajon Pass: portal to southern California -- Forests: southern California's fire rectangle -- Parks: traversing the transverse -- Imperium in Imperio -- Mending firewalls -- Force majeure -- Airing differences -- Interlude: California split -- Arch rock: portal to northern California -- The Tahoe crucible -- Working fire -- The pastures of purgatory -- The big ones -- Vignettes of primitive America: the sierra parks -- Epilogue: California between two fires.…”
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California missions /

Subjects: “…Spanish mission buildings California.…”
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California dreaming /

Subjects: “…Urban transportation Environmental aspects California.…”
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California Scenes /

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California heritage /

Subjects: “…Industries California.…”
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California high /

Subjects: “…Marijuana Law and legislation California.…”
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Planet California. Episode 1, Rivers of gold

Subjects: “…Natural history California.…”
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The new California /

Subjects: “…Industries California.…”
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California forever. Episode 2, Parks for the future

Subjects: “…National parks and reserves California.…”
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California high /

Subjects: “…Marijuana Law and legislation California.…”
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Planet California. Episode 2, Close encounters

Subjects: “…Natural history California.…”
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California forever. Episode one, The story of California state parks

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California dreaming : reforming mathematics education / by Wilson, Suzanne M., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Just invert and multiply: school mathematics and its critics -- Capturing professional consensus: the California State Department, 1983-1990 -- Earlier reforms and their legacies -- Networks and their leaders: broadcasting and shaping reform -- Riding the tiger: the California State Department, 1990-1992 -- The tide turns: 1993-1995 -- Dueling standards -- Parsnips and orchids side by side: a view from the classroom -- Toward a civil, constructive discourse.…”
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California dreaming : boosterism, memory, and rural suburbs in the Golden State / by Sandul, Paul J. P.

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Bourgeois Horticulturists in an Agricultural Wonderland -- Part One: California Dreaming -- The Market Revolution and Romanticism -- Chapter One: The Suburban Ideal -- Boosterism -- Chapter Two: The California Dream -- Part Two: Harvesting Suburbs -- Suburban Definitions, Archetypes, and Limitations -- Chapter Three: The Model Colony of Ontario as the Model Agriburb -- Chapter Four: The Agriburbs of Sacramento -- Welcome to the Growth Machine -- Chapter Five: The Boosters -- Part Three: Cultivating Memory…”
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Mexicans in California : transformations and challenges /

Table of Contents: “…Understanding and Addressing the California Latino Achievement Gap in Early Elementary School -- 4. …”
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California Dreaming : Lessons on How to Resolve America's Public Pension Crisis. by McQuillan, Lawrence J.

Table of Contents: “…; 6: The Immorality of California's Public Pension Crisis; Section II: The Solutions; 7: Why Offer Pensions at All?…”
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California polyphony : ethnic voices, musical crossroads / by Yang, Mina

Table of Contents: “…The early history of California cultural and musical life -- The transpacific gaze: orientalism, queerness, and California experimentalism -- A thin blue line down Central Avenue: the LAPD and the demise of a musical hub -- Noir entanglements: black music, white women, and the dark city -- From the mission myth to Chicano nationalism: the evolution of Mestizo identities and music -- After sa-i-ku: Korean American hip-hop since the Rodney King uprising.…”
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California in the 1930s : the WPA guide to the Golden State ; introduction by David Kipen.

Table of Contents: “…pt. I. California : from past to present -- pt. II. Signposts to city scenes -- pt. …”
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California rich : the lives, the times, the scandals, and the fortunes of the men & women who made & kept California's wealth / by Birmingham, Stephen

Subjects: “…Millionaires California Biography.…”
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Foucault in California : [a true story--wherein the great French philosopher drops acid in the Valley of Death] / by Wade, Simeon, 1940-

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Creepy California : strange and Gothic tales from the Golden State / by McQueen, Keven

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Creepy CALIFORNIA; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 TALES FROM THE TOMBS; 2 EIGHT MILLION PECULIAR WAYS TO DIE; 3 STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES; 4 OTHERWORLDLY WISE: COASTAL GHOSTS; 5 PREDATORS AND PREY: TRUE CRIME STORIES; BIBLIOGRAPHY.…”
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California crucible : the forging of modern American liberalism / by Bell, Jonathan, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction. Placing California in Post-World War II American Politics --…”
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California Mennonites / by Froese, Brian, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Going to California : the Mennonite migration -- Alone in the garden : boosters, migrants, and refugees -- Urban dystopia and divine nature : the early Mennonite colonies -- Outsiders from within: defining California Mennonite identity -- New neighbors : confronting racial and religious pluralism -- From sewing circles to missionary societies : the public roles of women in the church -- Peaceful patriots : California Mennonites during World War II -- Socially active Mennonitism and mental health : the origins of Kings View Homes -- Feeding the hungry : a story of piety and professionalization -- Protect and assimilate : evangelical education in California -- Labor tensions : Mennonite growers, the United Farm Workers, and the farm labor problem -- From digging gold to saving souls : the transformation of California Mennonite identity -- Epilogue : a new breed of Mennonites.…”
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The nature of California : race, citizenship, and farming since the Dust Bowl / by Wald, Sarah D.

“…California In literature.…”
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Ecosystems of California /

Subjects: “…Ecology California.…”
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California crackup : how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / by Mathews, Joe, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Out of luck -- Building and breaking California -- Crisis without exit -- History and the constitution -- Empowering and shackling Sacramento -- From teachers to janitors : direct democracy demotes the legislature -- The California fix -- Budgeting without shackles -- The architecture of political frustration -- Remaking elections and the legislature -- Government from the bottom up -- A more direct democracy -- Good rules to match its mountains.…”
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California Rising : the Life and Times of Pat Brown. by Rarick, Ethan, 1964-

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The atlas of California : mapping the challenges of a new era / by Walker, Richard, 1947-

“…California Statistics.…”
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Phylogeography of California : an introduction / by Schierenbeck, Kristina A., 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Historical processes that shaped California ;…”
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The heart of California exploring the San Joaquin Valley / by Gilbreath, Aaron

Table of Contents: “…Down the Kearn River -- On Tulare Lake -- Hanford, the other California dream -- Uncle Jeff's cabin -- Through the swampy center -- Nocturnal life -- The end of the road, San Francisco.…”
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Converting California : Indians and Franciscans in the missions / by Sandos, James A.

Table of Contents: “…California's missions as instruments of social control -- Indians at contact -- Junípero Serra and Franciscan evangelization -- The Indians of San Diego say "no!" …”
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Wildflowers of California : a Month-by-Month Guide. by Blackwell, Laird R.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; INTRODUCTION; Wildflower Seasons in California; Purpose and Organization of this Book; When, Where, What, and Wow (How to Use This Book); Using a Month-by-Month Guide--Benefits, Limitations, and Caveats; A Few Last Words; Map of Special Wildflower Places; SPECIAL WILDFLOWER PLACES; Northwest Mountains; 1) Smith River and Siskyou Mountains (Crescent City); 2) Kangaroo Lake Botanical Area (Callahan); 3) Trinity Alps (Weaverville); Coast and Coast Ranges; Northern; 4) Redwood National and State Parks (Orick); 5) Dunes of Arcata (Arcata); 6) Bear Valley (Williams).…”
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California dreaming : ideology, society, and technology in the citrus industry of Palestine, 1890-1939 / by Karlinsky, Nahum

Table of Contents: “…CALIFORNIA DREAMING: Ideology, Society, and Technology in the Citrus Industry of Palestine, 1890-1939 -- Contents -- Maps and Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- 1. …”
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Immigrant California Understanding the Past, Present, and Future of U. S. Policy. by FitzGerald, David Scott

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Lessons from California -- 2. Migration Past, Present, and Future -- 3. …”
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The Gulf of California : biodiversity and conservation /

Table of Contents: “…Origin, age, and geological evolution of the Gulf of California / Jorge Ledesma-Vázquez and Ana Luisa Carreño -- Physical, chemical, and biological oceanography of the Gulf of California / Saúl Alvarez-Borrego -- Reefs that rock and roll : biology and conservation of rhodolith beds in the Gulf of California / Rafael Riosmena-Rodríguez [and others] -- Invertebrate biodiversity and conservation in the Gulf of California / Richard C. …”
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California Earthquakes : Science, Risk, and the Politics of Hazard Mitigation. by Geschwind, Carl-Henry

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Reactions to the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 -- CHAPTER 2 Setting Up a Scientific Infrastructure Seismology: California Style, 1910-1925 -- CHAPTER 3 Bailey Willis and the Promotion of Earthquake Safety in the Mid-1920s -- CHAPTER 4 Engineering a Regulatory-State Apparatus: Seismic Safety in the 1930s -- CHAPTER 5 Earthquake Experts and the Cold War State -- CHAPTER 6 New Initiatives for Earthquake Preparedness, 1964-1971 -- CHAPTER 7 Seismic Politics: Responses to the San Fernando Earthquake of 1971…”
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Converting California : Indians and Franciscans in the missions / by Sandos, James A.

Table of Contents: “…California's missions as instruments of social control -- Indians at contact -- Junípero Serra and Franciscan evangelization -- The Indians of San Diego say "no!" …”
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California crucible : the forging of modern American liberalism / by Bell, Jonathan, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction. Placing California in Post-World War II American Politics --…”
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Profiles of California /

Table of Contents: “…Table of Contents -- About California -- Profiles of California -- Index -- Comparative_Statistics -- Education -- Education_NAEP -- Education_State_Scores -- Ancestry and Ethnicity -- Climate…”
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