Companion to California History

This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California. * Includes 30 essays by leading scholars in the field * Essays range widely across perspectives, including political, social, economic, and environmental history * Essays with similar approaches are paired and grouped to work as individual pieces and as companions to each other throughout the text * Produced in association with the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West