Research Guides: California History: Books / eBooks

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Encyclopedias about California History: Find an overview of your topic before you start your in-depth research.

California Place Names by Erwin G. Gudde; William Bright

Call Number: F859 .G79

This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939. It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study. Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice. Beginning with this event, the editors chart the historical efforts of African Americans to address racism and inequality. They explore the rise of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and the national and international contexts that shaped their ideologies and methods; consider how changes in immigration patterns have complicated the conventional

Profiles of California by David Garoogian

Call Number: F859 .P76

Gale eBooks

Gale eBooks has reference encyclopedias that you can view online, which are useful for giving you a brief overview of important aspects of your topic.

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Selected Print Books on California History

California: A History by Kevin Starr

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks - F861 .S83

California: An Interpretive History by James J. Rawls; Walton Bean

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks F861 .R38

Historical Atlas of California by Derek Hayes; Christian Labonte

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Oversize G1526.S1 H39

Alta California by Steven W. Hackel (Editor)

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks F864 .A47

An American Genocide by Benjamin Madley

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks E78.C15 M33

Journey to the Sun by Gregory Orfalea

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks F864.S44 O74

California: On the Road Histories by Victor Silverman; Laurie Glover

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks F861 .S49

A Squatter's Republic by Tamara Venit Shelton

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks HD211.C2 S54

Freedom's Frontier by Stacey L. Smith

Call Number: DVC - Pleasant Hill Library - Stacks HD4875.U5 S525

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