Major Problems in California History

by Chan, Sucheng; Olin, Spencer

• ISBN13: 9780669275889
• ISBN10: 0669275883
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-09
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This volume compiles carefully selected documents and essays to illuminate the most important controversies in the history of California from the precontact period to the present.

Table of Contents

The Significance of California History	1	(28)
Essays
The Place Called California	2	(8)
James D. Houston
California as ``The Great Exception''	10	(5)
Carey McWilliams
The Shaping of California History	15	(12)
James N. Gregory
Further Reading	27	(2)
The First Californians	29	(28)
Documents
The Three Worlds of the Chumash	31	(1)
Map of Tribal Territories	32	(1)
Indian Material Culture	33	(6)
Pablo Tac Approves of His Tribe's Conversion, 1835	39	(2)
Father Geronimo Boscana Describes the San Juan Capistrano Indians, 1832	41	(4)
A Sacramento Union Editorial Ponders the Indians' Fate, 1855	45	(1)
Essays
California Indians as Capable Resource Managers	46	(5)
Arthur F. McEvoy
Indian and Hispanic Family Patterns Compared	51	(4)
Albert L. Hurtado
Further Reading	55	(2)
The Spanish Impact on the Indians, 1769-1821	57	(27)
Documents
Father Luis Jayme Criticizes the Behavior of Spanish Soldiers, 1772	59	(1)
Father Junipero Serra Reports the Destruction of the San Diego Mission, 1775	60	(2)
Captain Alejandro Malaspina Praises the Beneficial Impact of Spanish Missions, 1792	62	(1)
Lorenzo Asisara Narrates the Assassination of a Priest Indians, 1812	63	(7)
Santa Cruz
Essays
Cultural Perspectives on Death and Whipping in the Missions	70	(5)
Francis F. Guest
Spanish Violence Against Amerindian Women	75	(7)
Antonia I. Castaneda
Further Reading	82	(2)
Maxican California: A Study in Contrasts	84	(26)
Documents
A Mexican Commission Urges the Secularization of the California Missions, 1833	86	(2)
Angustias de la Guerra Ord Defends the Virtue of Mission Priests, 1878	88	(3)
Criticizes the Mexicans in California, 1834	91	(2)
Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Guadalupe Vallejo Reminisces About the Ranchero Period	93	(2)
William Robert Garner Promotes the American Annexation of California, 1847	95	(1)
Selected Articles from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848	96	(2)
Essays
Mixcan California as ``Lotos-Land''	98	(4)
Hubert Howe Bancroft
The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California	102	(7)
Douglas Monroy
Further Reading	109	(1)
Conflicts over Land in a New State, 1850s--1870s	110	(26)
Documents
E. Gould Buffum Exults in Gold's Discovery, 1850	112	(2)
Louisa Clapp Pokes Fun at Her Experience as a Gold ``Mineress,'' 1851	114	(1)
J. D. Borthwick Observes Chinese Gold Miners, 1851	115	(1)
John F. Morse Supports Traditional Agrarian Values, 1865	116	(2)
Henry George Censures Land Monopoly, 1871	118	(2)
Essays
Women in the Gold Rush	120	(7)
JoAnn Levy
Early California Land Policy Defended	127	(3)
Paul Wallace Gates
Land and the Conflict of Legal Cultures	130	(4)
Douglas Monroy
Further Reading	134	(2)
Disputes over Water, 1880s--1910s	136	(26)
Documents
Lux v. Haggin Establishes the ``California Doctrine,'' 1886	138	(2)
The Wright Act Asserts Community Water Rights, 1887, 1889	140	(1)
Congress Acts: Selections from the Reclamation Act of 1902	141	(2)
John Muir Admires the Hetch Hetchy Valley, 1908	143	(2)
Robert Underwood Johnson Decries Paying Too High a Price for Water, 1909	145	(3)
Essays
The Capitalist Control of Water Use	148	(6)
Donald Worster
American Political Culture and Water Use	154	(6)
Norris Hundley, Jr.
Further Reading	160	(2)
Big Business and Urban Labor, 1860s--1930s	162	(32)
Documents
Henry George Expresses Skepticism About Railroads, 1868	164	(2)
Leland Stanford Extols the Public Benefits of Railroad Construction, 1887	166	(1)
Collis P. Huntington Shows Contempt for Congress, 1887	167	(1)
Frank Norris Excoriates the Railroad as ``The Octopus,'' 1901	168	(3)
Denis Kearney Organizes the Workingmen's Party of California, 1877	171	(1)
Henryk Sienkiewicz Appraises Chinese Labor in California, 1880	172	(2)
The American Federation of Labor Opposes Chinese Immigration, 1902	174	(2)
Essays
The Rise of the Labor Movement in California	176	(6)
Michael Kazin
The Southern Pacific Railroad Survives the Pullman Strike of 1894	182	(10)
William Deverell
Further Reading	192	(2)
California Progressives: The Ambiguities of Political and Moral Reform	194	(33)
Documents
Franklin Hichborn Praises Reform Hiram W. Johnson, 1911	197	(2)
John Randolph Haynes Advocates Direct Legislation, 1911	199	(3)
Chester H. Rowell Analyzes the Problem of Japanese Immigration in California, 1914	202	(1)
Carrie Chapman Catt Argues That Home and Government Are Related, 1907	203	(1)
Katherine Philips Edson Boasts of Women's Influence on State Legislation, 1913	204	(2)
Mary S. Gibson Explains Why Progressive Women Should Uplift Immigrant Women, 1914	206	(3)
Essays
Progressive Efforts to Banish Vice	209	(8)
Gerald Woods
Women Progressives and Immigrant Women	217	(8)
Gayle Gullett
Further Reading	225	(2)
Hollywood and the California Dream, 1910s--1930s	227	(37)
Documents
Cecil B. de Mille Reveals How He Creates Special Effects, 1927	229	(3)
A. H. Giannini Explains Why He Decided to Finance the Film Industry, 1926	232	(2)
Harmon B. Stephens Exposes How Films Lower Moral Standards, 1926	234	(3)
Ruth Suckow Analyzes the Appeal of Hollywood Gods and Goddesses, 1936	237	(4)
Nathanael West Satirizes Hollywood Move Sets, 1939	241	(4)
Essays
Hollywood and the California Dream	245	(8)
Lary May
Hollywood Joins the Moral Crusade, 1910-1930	253	(9)
Leslie Fishbein
Further Reading	262	(2)
Farmworker Struggles in the 1930s	264	(34)
Documents
The California Department of Industrial Relations Evaluates Agricultural Labor Contracts, 1930	266	(2)
Carlos Bulosan Describes the Harsh Existence of Filipino Migrant Farmworkers	268	(1)
John Steinbeck Portrays Social Pressures in Rural California, 1939	269	(3)
James Rorty Reports on Conditions in the Imperial Valley, 1935	272	(2)
Grower Frank Stokes Defends Mexican Farmworkers' Efforts to Organize, 1936	274	(3)
Ralph H. Taylor Rallies California's Growers to Protect Their Interests, 1938	277	(3)
Essays
Communist Organizers in the Imperial Valley	280	(8)
Cletus E. Daniel
Mexicano Farmworkers on Strike	288	(8)
Devra Anne Weber
Further Reading	296	(2)
The Impact of World War II on California's Economy	298	(27)
Documents
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports on California's Airframe Industry, 1945	300	(2)
Kaiser Shipyard Workers Fight on the Home Front, 1943	302	(1)
Marye Stumph Recalls Her Work Experiences in an Aircraft Factory	303	(2)
Industrial Leaders Assess the West's Postwar Economic Prospects, 1946	305	(4)
Essays
World War II Transforms California's Economy	309	(7)
Gerald D. Nash
An Economic Historian Challenges the Nash Thesis	316	(8)
Paul Rhode
Further Reading	324	(1)
The Changing Lives of Women and Minorities, 1940s--1950s	325	(36)
Documents
Charles Kikuchi Observes Life in an American Concentration Camp, 1942	327	(2)
Two Poems About the Camps, ``Barracks Home'' and ``Mud''	329	(1)
Fanny Christina Hill Fights Discrimination Against Black Workers in the Aircraft Industry	329	(3)
Willard Waller Announces the Postwar Battle of the Sexes, 1945	332	(4)
Essays
The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II	336	(9)
Sucheng Chan
Changes in the Status of African American Workers in the 1940s and 1950s	345	(9)
Albert S. Broussard
Women's Wartime and Postwar Experiences	354	(4)
Joan M. Jensen
Gloria Ricci Lothrop
Further Reading	358	(3)
Politics and Protest, 1960s--1970s	361	(30)
Documents
Mario Savio Defends the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley, 1965	363	(3)
Ronald Reagan Denounces the Morality Gap at Berkeley, 1966	366	(2)
Bobby Seale Explains What the Black Panther party Stands For, 1968	368	(1)
Manifesto of the Chicano Student Conference, 1969'	369	(1)
Declaration of the Asian American Political Alliance, 1969	370	(1)
Indians of All Tribes Occupy Alcatraz Island, 1969	370	(3)
Why Secretaries in Academia Are Fed Up, 1971	373	(2)
Essays
Berkeley in the 1960s	375	(9)
W. J. Rorabaugh
Ronald Reagan As Governor	384	(5)
Lou Cannon
Further Reading	389	(2)
The Rise of Information Capitalism	391	(30)
Documents
California Computer Companies, 1989	393	(1)
Art Garcia Describes California's New Economic Frontier, 1984	394	(2)
Donald Woutat Ponders the Resignation of Steven Jobs from Apple Computer, 1985	396	(1)
Faith Alchorn Ties Information Technology to Political Campaigns, 1988	397	(1)
Duane Spilsbury Reports on Telecommuting, 1989	398	(3)
Essays
The Origins and Business Culture of Silicon Valley	401	(4)
AnnaLee Saxenian
Women, Families, and Work in the Information Industry	405	(7)
Judith Stacy
Globalization and the Politics of Locality in Orange County	412	(7)
Spencer C. Olin
Further Reading	419	(2)
The Environment and the Quality of Life Since 1960	421	(31)
Documents
Samuel E. Wood and Alfred Heller Oppose Urban Sprawl, 1961	423	(2)
Frank M. Stead Assesses California Water Pollution, 1968	425	(3)
Richard Reinhardt Looks at Air Pollution Problems, 1982	428	(1)
A Government Commission Discusses the Dangers of Pesticides, 1988	429	(2)
Carl Anthony Outlines Why African Americans Should Be Environmentalists, 1990	431	(1)
Ronald Bailey Denounces the ``Eco-Scam,'' 1993	432	(3)
Essays
California's Threatened Environment	435	(5)
Tim Palmer
Natural Ways to Reduce Urban Air Pollution	440	(6)
Dixie Lee Ray
Environmental Racism and Justice	446	(4)
Robert D. Bullard
Further Reading	450	(2)
Racial and Class Tensions, 1960s--1990s	452	(3)
Documents
The McCone Commission Analyzes the Watts Riot, 1965	455	(3)
David Rieff Sees Los Angeles as the Capital of the Third World, 1991	458	(2)
Mwatabu S. Okantah Protests the Beating of Rodney King, 1993	460	(2)
Armando Navarro Offers a Latino Perspective on the 1992 Civil Disorders, 1993	462	(2)
Eui-Young Yu Offers a Korean American Perspective on the Los Angeles Civil Disorders, 1992	464	(2)
Patrick J. Buchanan Condemns the ``Barbarism'' of the Mob, 1992	466	(1)
John Bryant Encourages Corporate America to Invest in Minority Communities, 1995	467	(2)
Lynell George and David Ferrell Analyze the Staggering Racial Complexity of Los Angeles, 1995	469	(3)
George Regas Advocates a Shared Moral Vision, 1995	472	(2)
Essays
The Causes of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Disorders	474	(8)
Melvin L. Oliver
James H. Johnson, Jr.
Walter C. Farrell, Jr.
Perceptions Across the Racial Divide	482	(6)
Sumi K. Cho
Further Reading	488	(2)
Document Sources	490