Wiley-Blackwell
Pacific Eldorado
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- Thomas J Osborne
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Hardcover
- 9781405194549
- 9.8 X 7.7 X 1 inches
- 2 pounds
- History > United States - State & Local - General
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
- 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
Author Bio
Tom Osborne, Ph.D. (Claremont Graduate University), retired chair and professor of history, Santa Ana College. Having authored Pacific Eldorado: A History of Greater California (2013, 2d edition 2019), I’m writing my fifth book, an account of the growth of California’s environmental movement.
Also, I write the environmental column Green Light for the Laguna Beach Independent newspaper. Board Director Cindy Love and I head the team that produces the SLCA Bulletin. Regarding civic involvement, as a member of the Environmental Committee I chaired the work group that wrote the City of Laguna Beach’s Climate Protection Action Plan. My major environmental concerns are the climate crisis and ocean water quality, both of which I address through advocacy at the local and national levels.
Source: SouthLaguna.org
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